About Blankiet Estate
Claude and Katherine Blankiet spent three years hunting for hillside ground before buying 47 acres on the western slopes of the Mayacamas near Yountville in 1996, former Domaine Chandon land, directly west of Dominus Estate, that had never been planted because the terrain was so difficult. Sixteen acres of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot now grow in volcanic ash soils across a puzzle of microclimates. The first vintage arrived in 1999.
Few Napa estates farm this obsessively: misting systems for heat spikes, roughly ten miles of shade cloth in high summer, and an 85-foot optical sorting line that admits only phenolically ripe berries. Fourth-generation Napa winemaker Graeme MacDonald leads production of about 3,000 cases a year, all unfined and unfiltered, sold almost entirely through the estate's allocation list.
Paradise Hills' volcanic slopes just west of Dominus yield about 3,000 cases a year, every one bottled unfined and unfiltered.
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Neighbor to DominusThe 47-acre Paradise Hills property, bought in 1996, sits on Mayacamas slopes directly west of Dominus Estate.
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MacDonald at the helmFourth-generation Napa Valley winemaker Graeme MacDonald leads production, and the wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
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Allocation firstRoughly 3,000 cases a year sell primarily direct through the mailing list, with pre-release offers each spring and fall.
"One of Yountville's most meticulous hillside estates; allocation Bordeaux blends farmed and sorted without compromise."
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Featured Wines
PROPRIETARY RED
Blankiet Estate Proprietary Red, Paradise Hills Vineyard
2023 · Napa Valley
The flagship Médoc-style blend, predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot — the estate calls it sheer power in a silk glove.
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MERLOT BLEND
Rive Droite, Paradise Hills Vineyard
2023 · Napa Valley
A Right Bank-styled Merlot with Cabernet Franc, fruit-forward with a core of minerality.
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CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Mythicvs, Paradise Hills Vineyard
2023 · Napa Valley
100% Cabernet Sauvignon and the darkest wine in the cellar, built on powerful yet refined tannins.
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Current releases per blankiet.com, July 2026; wines sell through mailing-list allocation at spring and fall pre-releases (no 2020 reds were bottled).
Tasting Experiences
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A private, prepaid visit for 2–6 guests booked via Tock: property overview, winery and cave tour, and a seated tasting of five or more wines.
$175 per person
First Growth Tasting
For serious collectors, an arranged tasting pairing Blankiet's wines alongside Bordeaux first growths. By private arrangement with the estate.
By appointment
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