{"product_id":"2021-blankiet-estate-rive-droite-napa-valley-bottle-750ml","title":"2021 Blankiet Estate, Rive Droite, Napa Valley, Bottle (750ml)","description":"AG98 \"The 2021 Rive Droite Paradise Hills Vineyard marries vertical intensity and elegance to a degree I have not seen before. Red cherry fruit, kirsch orange peel, spice, mint, rose petal and a kiss of French oak are all beautifully delineated in the glass. Subtle, nuanced and wonderfully vibrant, the 2021 is just sublime. The Merlot-based Rive Droite offers a bit more sensuality and early appeal than the Cabernet Sauvignon-based offerings in this range. Some readers may prefer it to those wines - I certainly would not argue with that view!\" AG for VM Dec 2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJD98 \"Reminding me of a great Saint-Emilion with its notes of darker cherry, white truffle, spring flowers, and chalky minerality, the 2021 Merlot Rive Droite hits the palate with full-bodied richness that carries a terrific sense of freshness, ripe, polished tannins, and a great, great finish. If there's a better expression of Merlot from Napa, I'm unaware of it. This awesome wine will evolve for 20-25 years if well stored.\" JD Dec 2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nLP97 \"The 2021 Rive Droite, 95.6% Merlot and 4.4% Cabernet Franc, is deep garnet-purple in color. It pops from the glass with vivacious notes of black cherries, mulberries, and fresh plums plus nuances of candied violets, cardamom, pencil shavings, and aniseed with a hint of Sichuan pepper. The full-bodied palate is so, so satiny, with a refreshing backbone and bright, shiny black fruit layers, finishing on a lingering spicy note.\" LPB for TWI Feb 2024\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Merlot,  is now called Rive Droite\"","brand":"Blankiet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48569023430893,"sku":"USR:BLA:DROI-0750-2021-F0L0C0","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRBLADROI-0750-2021-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1757710329","url":"https:\/\/grandcruliquidassets.com\/products\/2021-blankiet-estate-rive-droite-napa-valley-bottle-750ml","provider":"Grand Cru Liquid Assets","version":"1.0","type":"link"}