| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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2010 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/20/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 92 pointsPurchased this magnum at a Napa tasting room in 2012 and stored properly since. This needed about 30 minutes to fully open up. Velvety plush fruits up front led into a decently balanced wine with a nice finish. This was certainly in its prime and best consumed within the next few years. I was pleasantly surprised how good this was. It started to fade somewhat around hour 3. This paired well with northern Italian cuisine. |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/23/2024 - Nati Winos Likes this wine: NRReally enjoyed. Different. Vibrant and delicious. |
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2017 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/18/2024 - jkvedar Likes this wine: 93 pointsDecanted for 3 hours at cellar temp. Showing very well right now. Red fruit, mint, smoke, a touch of baking spice on the nose. Medium acidity, medium + tannins, medium-bodied on the palate. I paired this with braised pork short ribs and it was delicious. |
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2014 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/9/2024 - sfwinelover1 Likes this wine: 95 pointsFirst of 2 ($73.50@) from an auction lot about 2 years ago bought as a kind of tribute for dear CT friend Cyclist, who’d recently decamped to the E Coast and who is the world’s foremost apostle of CF, a varietal not always esteemed by sfwl and minimally represented in his collection. On the nose and palate, initial notes of herbaceous grassiness, which ebbed with about 30 minutes of air, sweet blue and blackberries, black currants and cherries, dark soil, chocolate, roast coffee, graphite and a hint of tobacco. Dark purple, medium to full bodied, thick legs. Medium/+ tannins and acidity, both well integrated, no heat. VG+ complexity, persistence and intensity. My first Blackbird of any sort, and in fact, I was so ignorant of the winery, I’d thought TRB was the winemaker (it’s the slightly less modern but still kinda culty Aaron Pott); I’ve had a few Quintessas and have a ‘13 Greer in the collection gather spider webs, but am equally non-knowledgeable about him as the winery. So, I had ample basis for curiosity, and while I’d not shared Cyclist’s enthusiasm for a B Dr. Crane CF, I’d adored an ‘08 Favia Cerro Sur, so maybe it was time to give the CF another chance (this is 84% CF, btw), even if it took me 2 years to pop. This more than rewarded that curiosity, needing just a short amount of time to blow off some funkiness before becoming a wine of lovely contrasts: vibrant with great concentration mixed with suavity, wonderful mouthfeel and a strong backbone, fulsome but impressively lightfooted. This makes this a great pour on its own but with plenty of starch to stand up to the loin lamb chops it accompanied. Held impeccably over 3 nights, giving the impression that it’s early drinking window, likely to hold very well, even if it’s near its apogee now, for +/- 5 years. Terrific value at my purchase price, will keep my eyes open for more. 94-95+ |
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2012 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/5/2024 - Beezc Likes this wine: 90 pointsDefinitely drink up. Lots of secondary notes and losing its fruit. |
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2015 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/2/2023 - Uradnik Likes this wine: NRLovely |
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2019 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/17/2023 - ewasowicz Likes this wine: 95 pointsNose: very Jammy. Love it. |
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2005 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/16/2023 - JJYoyo wrote: 89 pointsFrom magnum. Honestly, kinda meh. This is not, as I had feared, falling apart: it still has decent balance and fruit, and tannins are soft. However, it’s also fairly boring: nondescript red fruit, not much lift, not memorable. And it’s not just me: at a walk around tasting, with a few guest bottles thrown into the mix, I noticed this one (my contribution) was the least drained bottle of 4. If you’re in the mood for a Ferrari — or even a Miata — this is an Altima. On cruise control. |
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2017 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/10/2023 - Foxhole - Paul & Greg Likes this wine: 95 pointsOn the nose we got graphite, pomegranate. On the palate dark berry, toffee, plum, dark chocolate, finish black licorice |
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2009 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/10/2023 - Vino4Cas Likes this wine: 94 pointsDelicious. Strong palette and nose of smoked meats, cigar box and leather but also still getting the primary red and black fruit as well. Great balance between the flavors and still has good body after 14 years. Loved it. |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/14/2023 - ocassiuso Likes this wine: NRMedium ruby color. Moderately intense aromas of ripe fruit, oak, very Napa. Dry, with elevated acidity but surprisingly modest tannins. Raspberry fruit on the palate, and maybe a little heat, although only 14.1% abv. |
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2009 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/6/2023 - rbradleypate wrote: 93 pointsConsumed over several days. Cab franc really shines through and the merlot adds some nice softness to the mouthfeel. Well balanced wine that was enjoyed by all who tasted it. Still very fruitful, but secondary notes are starting to peak through. Drink now through 2030. |
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2019 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/29/2022 - ewasowicz Likes this wine: 93 pointsNose: not much there after aerating, cherries and raisins. |
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2010 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/27/2022 - OBXGirl Likes this wine: 92 pointsgood nose soft tanins 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
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2008 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/26/2022 - eags25fla wrote: 87 pointsBig, soft and flabby. Black and red fruits, all over done - soft but not a ton of structure. A sweet toasted oak aroma w/ black currants and raspberries. Def drink now - not getting better and probably on the down slope. |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/1/2022 - Robwild wrote: 91 pointsFull bodied. Nicely balanced. Good structure. Dark fruits. |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/9/2022 - jkvedar Likes this wine: 92 pointsDecanted for about an hour. The wine initially came off as austere, maybe a bit hot, but with air and time became a hit. Paired with grilled ribeye, baked, potato, and salad. It initially had herbal notes on the nose, and there was a worry in the beginning that it may have lost some fruit. it initially finished a bit hot. All of that went away with time in the decanter, and it was a terrific pairing for this meal. |
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2013 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/30/2022 - mrmikemtr wrote: 89 pointsGiving demerits for the lack of value. Nice but very mundane for the price tag. |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/23/2022 - Teaky Likes this wine: NRVery dense dark fruited nose of blackberry and cassis with vanilla in the background. Similar flavors with some bitterness that went away after an hour (Popped and poured over 2 hours), lush buttery mouthfeel, surprisingly had some acidity, long finish, a very nice big bold Napa cab, wish it had more cab franc character (82% cab franc 15% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon). Definitely a crowd pleaser but not in a bad way. |
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2014 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/18/2022 - asteff Likes this wine: NRA little bigger structure wise than I expected, but nice. |
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2013 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/14/2022 - mrmikemtr Likes this wine: 91 pointsLots of tar at first which declines. Blackberry bramble but kind of monolithic imho. |
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2012 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/8/2022 - ewasowicz wrote: 95 pointsNose: none today |
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2016 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/6/2022 - Ben Christiansen wrote: NRAlso smelling totally oxidized and pickle juice on day two. Slightly better on the palate. Truly, a rough ride. |
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2015 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/27/2022 - KLutt Likes this wine: 93 points2nd go around with this and it was significantly better. 2 hour decant helped. Early on vanilla aroma then that burned of to a more earthy tone. Quite nice!! |
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2019 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/21/2022 - richshoes Likes this wine: 92 pointsnice elegant structure that gets amazingly soft and open for cabernet franc...dark cherry and hints of rum and chocolate... |
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