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<TABLE BORDER=0 TITLE="Cult Wine Central" SUMMARY="Cult Wine Central"> <TR> <TD><A HREF="http://www.cultwinecentral.com" TITLE="Cult Wine Central"><IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/napawineco/logo.gif" ALT="Cult Wine Central" NAME="Cult Wine Central" BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD>  </TD> <TD><H1><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/napawineco/Category1>Wineries</A> / Blackbird Vineyards</H1></TD> </TR> </TABLE> "Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities." - Frank Lloyd Wright From Screaming Eagle to Harlan Estates, Napa Valley is undoubtedly an international standard bearer for Cabernet Sauvignons. With the designation of Napa's fourteenth AVA less than two years ago, Oak Knoll District is now well poised to bring forth the prominence and elegance of Merlot from this region. Similar to the Pomerol region of Bordeaux, Oak Knoll District is indigenously akin in its profile as a district with its soil composition, microclimate, as well as its rural, rustic qualities. Merlot based wines of Pomerol have historically challenged the first growths of Bordeaux, a forbearer to Oak Knoll's future. Perched to seize the day as Oak Knoll’s foremost Merlot is Blackbird Vineyards, located in the heart of the district. Since 1999, this former walnut orchard, first planted with 5717 vines two years earlier, has quietly provided fruit to many of Napa’s finest winemakers, for whom it has yielded astonishing reviews and stellar scorings. Purchased by entrepreneur Michael Polenske in 2003, Blackbird Vineyards is now an ultra premium label in its own right. (Fittingly, ‘Merlot’ is French patois for ‘Little Blackbird.’) An 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 critics in the industry- Robert Parker, Steven Tanzer, and Wine Spectator's James Laube- scored this wine in the 90's. <A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/napawineco/Product758 TITLE="Blackbird 2006 Illustration"><IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/napawineco/images/blackbird_vineyardst.jpg" ALIGN=left ALT="Blackbird 2006 Illustration" NAME="Blackbird 2006 Illustration" BORDER=0></A> <A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/napawineco/Product758 TITLE="Blackbird 2006 Illustration">Blackbird 2006 Illustration</A> -- $90.00 -- Illustration represents the core - the heart - of Blackbird Vineyards. Every element of Blackbird's multi-faceted wine portfolio draws inspiration from this singular, Pomerol-inspired Merlot. It is an undiluted illustration of the passion, time and concentration invested in creating elegant, multi-layered wines. Illustration challenges the notion that Cabernet Sauvignon is the only age-worthy red wine . . . <A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/napawineco/Product759 TITLE="Blackbird 2006 Paramour"><IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/napawineco/images/blackbird_vineyardst.jpg" ALIGN=left ALT="Blackbird 2006 Paramour" NAME="Blackbird 2006 Paramour" BORDER=0></A> <A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/napawineco/Product759 TITLE="Blackbird 2006 Paramour">Blackbird 2006 Paramour</A> -- $90.00 -- Blackbird Vineyard's Paramour possesses both sensuality and commanding structure. Merlot and Cabernet Franc have a fragile but irresistible chemistry that flourishes when climate, soils and seasons align. The grapes allotted for this graceful red wine are grown in only the most auspicious conditions. Paramour reveals the passionate relationship between these two varietals, as well as that between the . . . <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/napawineco" TITLE="Cult Wine Central Products">Cult Wine Central Products</A> <A HREF="http://www.cultwinecentral.com">Cult Wine Central</A> Cult Wine Central <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="shopping cart">shopping cart</A> powered by Nexternal