2019 Blackbird Illustration

The Merlot-based 2019 Illustration Proprietary Red is 81% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and just 4% Cabernet Sauvignon. Sourced from the estate property in Yountville but supplemented by purchased fruit from the Hudson and Stagecoach Vineyards, it's cedary, with mocha overtones to the cherry fruit. Full-bodied, plush, richly velvety and long on the finish, this is a truly remarkable Napa Valley Merlot, a rare thing indeed.