Blackbird, Dissonance White, Napa Valley

Blackbird · California › Napa Valley › United States of America

White · White Blend
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LWIN 1586095
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90 /100
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12
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Taster #1350 · May 25, 2025
90/100
I really liked this wine. Made more in the style of White Burgundy, this wine is big and immensely fragrant. I get citrus & lemon on the nose. In mouth the wine is medium bodied but packing a punch. Flavors include lemon, slight sweet pink grapefruit, limestone and hay. A blend of Sauvignon Blanc & Semillon makes this just like the old world does.
2021 vintage
Taster #3116 · Oct 5, 2024
91/100
Interesting wine for me. Definitely full citrus flavors (grapefruit, lemon, lime) that are balanced, but not as bright as I'm used to. I don't know if it is the Semillon that keeps the lid on the brightness, but something sort of tamped down the acidity and replaced it with more mineral and stony flavors. Once I was able to process everything, I really enjoyed it. Wish I had another bottle or two to give this another go later, but nonetheless, …
2021 vintage
Taster #9252 · Aug 31, 2024
90/100
Pale straw color in the glass. Elements of pear, peach and apple on the palate.
2021 vintage
Taster #0096 · Mar 29, 2024
89/100
PnP, consumed over 2 hours. Appearance: Clear, pale-medium lemon. Nose: Clean, medium+ intensity with aromas of hay, tropical fruit - mango and pineapple, bees wax, acacia, and wet stone. Palate: Dry, medium+ acid, medium body, medium intensity, 13.5% abv with developing flavors of pear, mango, and gooseberry with a medium+ finish.
2021 vintage
Taster #8676 · Mar 14, 2024
90/100
Pale straw yellow in color. Full, fragrant & attractive nose of ripe aromas of citrus notes of lemons/limes, grapefruit with wet stones & gravel, beeswax, flinty, minerals, some floral notes & a hint of grassiness in the background. Medium-light bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, zesty, ripe citrus fruit flavors of lemons/limes, white grapefruit, mineral driven with gravel/stony notes & a slight touch of honey in the background. Lingering crisp & dry finish. Drinks …
2021 vintage
Taster #7132 · Feb 3, 2024
Nice. Apricot up front at first, pear, lemon and refreshingly light.
2021 vintage
Taster #4443 · Apr 5, 2023
85/100
Wines Before / At / After a Passover Seder (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL) : Small glass. Distinctly grassy aromas with lemony flavors, this came across as slightly bitter but also warm on the finish. Not my style of Sauv Blanc.
2021 vintage
Taster #1145 · Apr 1, 2023
Fine but like their reds better.
2021 vintage
Taster #9851 · Jul 10, 2022
91/100
Pale straw colored, medium bodied, vibrant fruits of pear, green apple and white grapefruit citrus with notes of mineral and wet stone gravel with a lingering crisp moderately dry finish. https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2022/07/team-cook-out-dinner-features-blackbird.html
2020 vintage
Taster #7240 · Jun 13, 2022
91/100
Retail $20. Under screw cap. For a winery that produces several wines north of sixty bucks, this wine seems like a steal. And it is. Fairly pale in the glass with oodles of tropical (guava, papaya) and tree fruit (apricot). There is also a bit of white pepper and a seashell/salinity aspect that is quite compelling. The palate is tart, but not overly so and is paired with great citrus fruit and a lengthy finish. While I don't ever pretend …
2020 vintage
Taster #6171 · Apr 6, 2022
Really grassy on the nose. Or really Napa. On day two. Fleshy and lively. But with some texture to it.
2020 vintage
Taster #6405 · Feb 1, 2022
Drinks like a much more expensive wine. I’d put it up there with the Sauv. Blancs Araujo once produced. Kiwi, honeysuckle and lime zest in the nose joined by honeydew melon on the palate and fresh grassy notes. Medium bodied with great texture. Finishes ever-so-slightly sweet, making this a nice sipper before dinner. Our style of SB. Drink now to 2024. Worth Seeking Out.
2020 vintage
Taster #8676 · Dec 12, 2021
91/100
Pale straw yellow in color. Full, fragrant & attractive nose of ripe aromas of citrus notes of lemons/limes, grapefruit with wet stones & gravel, minerals, some floral notes & a hint of grassiness in the backgrounds. Medium-light bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, zesty, ripe citrus fruit flavors of lemons/limes, white grapefruit, mineral driven with gravel/stony notes & a slight touch of honey in the background. Lingering crisp & dry finish. Drinks quite well …
2020 vintage
Taster #9633 · Nov 4, 2021
90/100
A little melon and graphite on the nose with a warm palate.
2020 vintage
Taster #6509 · Oct 28, 2021
92/100
Color of light yellow. Scents of melon and pear. Tastes consistent with scents.
2020 vintage
Taster #6509 · Oct 3, 2021
92/100
Color of pale yellow. Scents of pear and melon with a little bit of citrus. Tastes are consistent with scents.
2020 vintage