Blackbird Vineyards fosters long-term partnerships with premier vineyard sources throughout Napa Valley, selecting sites for their health, superiority, and exceptional fruit quality. Unbound by a single site, the winery sources from a diversity of both valley floor and hillside vineyards across the appellation — including Hudson in Carneros, Stagecoach on Atlas Peak, Star Vineyard in Rutherford, and Crocker & Starr in St. Helena — allowing each wine to take flight with layered complexity and elegance. The ‘Manifest’ draws from three of Napa’s best sites.

The 2023 vintage gave every advantage. After years of drought, Napa was drenched by one of its wettest winters on record, soils recovered, and what followed was one of the longest and most even-tempered harvests in recent memory — cool mornings, steady warmth, no heat events of consequence — with patient growers rewarded with fruit hung deep into October.

Balance, power, and stamina with a dense dark ruby core. Fleshy notes of violet, lilac, black cherry, and framboise form the framework for dark chocolate, cigar spice, and graphite. The mouthfeel is generous with a juicy mid-palate and abundant tannins that resolve in a lasting finish.