| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/27/2021 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 94 pointsRetail $135. 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Cabernet Franc, 1% Merlot. Big Ass Bottle. Under cork. A touch on the dark side in color, but far from being inky, with luscious aromas of black fruit (blackberry, plum, cassis), vanilla, tobacco leaf, and cedar. Yowza. The palate is quite fruity, complex, and balanced with oodles of fruit, great earthiness, and velvety smooth tannins. Honestly, I thought based on the nose, the price, and the appellation that this was going to be a far bigger wine. There is certainly a lot there, but above all else? Balance, which is somewhat rare in Napa. Fantastic. And Whoa. 5 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
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2014 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/22/2020 - AGELVIS Likes this wine: 93 pointsFour hour decant. Very deep dark magenta color. Blue fruit, candied pecan, pencil, wet gravel and subtle perfume on the nose. Strawberry salt water taffy kept wafting in and out. Smooth, cottony palate, with hearty, tongue drying acidity. Firm, full, medium intensity tannins on the longish finish. Two years since my last taste of this wine has made a big difference. 3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/15/2024 - davidandrose Likes this wine: 92 pointsWhile I had some immediately upon opening, these notes follow a 2.5 - 4 hr decant. |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/21/2023 - brianschool Likes this wine: 93 pointsA menthol and anise-laden Cabernet blend, an angular wine, with polished tannins, tobacco & lavender, lots of minerality, like a good Bordeaux. Medium + finish. This wine, with its strong backbone of acidity strikes me as still too young to drink, even after 6 years. I’m planning on cellaring the rest for at least a couple more years. |
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2014 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/24/2020 - Millennial Drinkers wrote: 92 pointsDeep purplish red. A bit tight on the nose with cinnamon, gravel, aniseed, black currants and tobacco. Heavy tannins (7/10) with solid acidity and a medium plus to full body. Layered palate with black currants, dried herbs, spices, dark earth and cinnamon. Dry and long finish. Drink till 2029. |
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2014 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/11/2020 - Millennial Drinkers wrote: 92 pointsDeep purplish red. Some spices on the nose with black currants, tobacco and gravel. Heavy tannins (7/10) with solid acidity and a medium plus body. Layered palate with blackcherries, herbs, cinnamon, spices and dark earth. Dry and long finish. Drink till 2029. |
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2014 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/14/2019 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 pointsSunfish Cellars Napa Valley Extravaganza (Sunfish Cellars/I Nonni Minneapolis, MN): This is a big wine and needs time. Menthol, floral, cherry, blueberries and oak. Concentrated and long finish. All the stuffing to age for a long time. Drink until 2032. 92-94. |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/2/2021 - R2-D2 wrote: 92 pointsExpected a big, expensive Napa Cab. Received a balanced, nuanced, and moderately underwhelming French Bordeaux blend. Fresh plum and black cherry fruited, chocolate, leather, green tobacco, vanilla, and pepper flavors. 14% alcohol. Supple tannins w a fair amount of zesty acids from Cab Franc. |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/2/2022 - camdawg Likes this wine: 92 pointsIf you like Napa Bordeaux style blends that aren't jammy, have elegance, and provide good acidity, this will be right up your alley! |
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2014 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/4/2017 - Millennial Drinkers wrote: 92 pointsGrabbed this from the wine list at 150 Central Park on the Allure of the Seas, great price at $80.00 ($48.00 with drinks package) a bottle, yes 750mL. |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/18/2023 - Vino4Cas Likes this wine: 92 pointsGreat wine, still could have some time to go as the tannins are still strong. Menthol and graphite combine with black fruit that’s very tasty. Drank it over two days and the second day was better. |
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2014 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/8/2018 - rockthomii@gmail.com Likes this wine: 91 points4th Wine at dinner and wine tasting at Cafe Maxx in Pompano Beach featuring wines by Blackbird Vineyards and its second label, Resolute. Deep purplish red. Big nose of cedar and blackberries. Very woodsy and earthy. Taste is similar with chalky dry tannins. Full bodied and silky smooth but dominated by wood tones at this point. Likely much better in a few years and I’m robbing the cradle at this point. Recommend at least another 2-3 years of cellaring. About a 90-91 for now. |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/26/2023 - WineJunkieWest Likes this wine: 91 pointsNapa Valley Bordeaux style Cabernet dominant with Cab Franc and Merlot. Elegant, rich, full bodied with blackberry and plum. Needs a decant. Tannins are still noticeable and needs some airtime to smooth and integrate. Lovely! Purchased from Wine Slash for $59. If I could find it at or around the price I would definitely purchase more. Good aging potential. |
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2011 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/11/2023 - timdrex Likes this wine: 92 pointsWow. This was one of the first bottles I bought when starting my wine collection when it was considered a “cult” wine. I didn’t know much then, but oh boy did this one become a star tonight. Dark fruit, subdued tannin, incredible savory notes. Far better than the first bottle I consumed a decade ago. A tribute to the magic of aging. |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/6/2023 - TastesGoodToMe Likes this wine: 90 pointsThe Cab Franc really helped this wine. Good wine - but not great at this price point. Rating based on taste (88 if based on QPR) |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/19/2022 - ewasowicz wrote: 97 pointsNose: dark cherries and figs |
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2008 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/13/2012 - Fugu Me wrote: NRFairly closed on initial opening. Opened up after several hours to reveal a nose of dark fruits and berries, with notes of coffee and tea. Big and round on the palate, offering up more lush dark berries and fruits, currants and a touch of earthiness to it. Really quite lovely. |
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2019 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/21/2022 - richshoes Likes this wine: 91 pointsa little disappointing relative to price point...not as much fruit/flavor as I'd like...a little bit soft/wilted there....wife liked it more than me, given her affinity for Napa cab...structure is good/decent, but even there wanting a little bit more |
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2010 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/4/2022 - Iceman611 wrote: 93 pointsThis wine is holding up great given the age. Lovely silkiness and concentration. Just beginning to show a whiff of prune on day three so I would finish your bottles off this year. |
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2010 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/9/2018 - nzinkgraf wrote: NRFrom 3L, blackberry fruit and spice. Others call out eucalyptus, but i don’t find that, it’s more of the blackberry spice. Youthful, medium tannin, some smoke. |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/2/2021 - Jointsrme wrote: 92 pointsReally good. Black and blue fruit. Smooth tannins. Long finish. Oh did I say I decanted this for 5 hours. I did and drank over next 3. |
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2006 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/21/2013 - tkoby11 wrote: 93 pointsHolding up nicely with not much sign of age. The fruit is very persistent and concentrated. The tannins may be the only hint of age as they are smooth as silk. The color is a moderately dark red with claret edges. The nose is mocha, plum, sweet tobacco, and creme d'cassis. The palate is medium to full bodied, an intense beam of currants and cherries, with chocolate cake, and licorice. Great acidity too. |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/2/2023 - happytom Likes this wine: 94 pointsRich red fruits-plum and currants, black cherries, graphite mixed with tilled soil. A bit of tobacco now. Very soft but with good tannins. |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/5/2019 - richshoes wrote: 93 pointsDense structurally, probably needs more time...plum, black currant, blackberry, dark cherry |
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2006 Blackbird Vineyards ContrarianNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/19/2014 - MindMuse wrote: NRMade no notes at the time, as was also celebrating new grandchild with this, but this was drinking quite well, showing some nice bottle development. Certainly can hold. ~94pts |
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