Blackbird Vineyards Arise Red Blend
| Vintage: | 2018 |
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| Description: | Winemaker Notes\r\n\r\n\r\nHarvested, vinified, and aged with an identical commitment to quality as our principal wines, this classic Napa blend comprised of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon expresses luscious flavors that can only come from exceptional fruit.\r\nThe 2018 Arise, the entry-level wine from Blackbird, is absolutely delicious. Crushed red\/purplish berry fruit, mint, sage, licorice and mocha race out of the glass. Medium in body and beautifully perfumed,\r\nBlend: 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Franc\r\nVinous 92 Points\r\nRobert Parker 90 Points\r\nAbout Blackbird Vineyards\r\nPurchased by Michael Polenske in 2003, Blackbird Vineyards (a former walnut orchard first planted with 5, 717 Merlot vines in 1997) is now an ultra premium label in its own right. Fittingly, the word 'Merlot' is French patois for 'little blackbird.'\r\nAn early harbinger of Blackbird's potential arose when Mia Klein of Dalla Valle fame created a Blackbird Vineyard designate for her highly acclaimed 1999 Selene Merlot (no less than 95% of the fruit in the bottle must be from the named vineyard). Three of the top wine critics in the industry - Robert Parker, Stephen Tanzer, and\u00a0Wine Spectator's\u00a0James Laube - scored this wine in the 90s.\r\nBlackbird's inaugural 2003 bottling, culled from a small crush of grapes that weren't already claimed by other vintners was awarded 98 points by Vinfolio, proclaiming it,\u00a0\ |
| Price: | $ 39.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from BASSER’S Fine Wine
| Address: |
6240 Coral Ridge Drive Coral Springs, FL 33076 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 954-840-3122 |
First added to 1000 Corks on January 22, 2022.
