Located in the heart of the Oak Knoll District, Blackbird Vineyards is an artisanal producer of Right Bank Bordeaux-inspired wines from the Napa Valley. Winemaker Aaron Pott’s philosophy is simple, “let the wines speak for themselves and don’t screw it up.” Blackbird PROFILE PRESTIGE PERSONALITY Arriviste Seasonally Saignée method Since our 2007 vintage, “Everyone loves an upstart” Allocated Blackbird believed Bordeaux varietals from Napa Valley • Contemporary packaging in Rose before its Deep hue (for Rose)bright fruit, popularity brilliant acid Parallel to “Crown in Shadow” Blackbird The singular white Blackbird wine Cool climate Carneros “Please don’t wear red tonight” Dissonance Sauvignon Blanc from Inspired by a Graves Blanc blend • Inspired by The Beatles song ‘Yes Core Offering Hudson Vineyard (Sauvignon Blanc /Semillon) it Is’ Semillon from Knights A dissonant acid profile with a Valley contributing richness/textural component Discordant aromatic to flavors Blackbird Foundation of the Blackbird red Arise is aspirational “Every artist needs a muse” Arise wine portfolio Over 20 Bordeaux • The singular bird flying off Core Offering Composition of our CS, CF, ME varietal vineyard lots the wire is aspiring to join the varietals contribute to diversity principal flock in sourcing within Napa The lyric “Arise” is from ‘Blackbird’ Valley, producing a wine off The Beatles White Album that consistently over- The birds on the wires represent delivers the first five notes of the song Blackbird Illustrating the excellence of The original wine from “The heart is full of infinite Illustration world class Merlot Blackbird in 2003 possibilities” Allocated Result of Winemaker Aaron Pott’s Rated 98 points • Striving to be THE archetype for Offering extensive experience in France the Merlot varietal in Napa Currently less than 25 barrels crafted • Exemplifies Blackbird’s portfolio as Merlot translates to “Little Blackbird” in French patois Blackbird Cabernet Franc leads the One of the few Cabernet “Wine and the sensuous go hand Paramour composition Franc blends in Napa in hand” Allocated that expresses the true Reveals the harmony embodied • Defines our love affair with Offering varietal character from in the relationship between aromatics, texture and flavor mountain, hillside and Cabernet Franc and Merlot colliding cool climate vineyard locales Blackbird Contrarian to our Merlot blends Less than 75 barrels “Vive les différences” Contrarian produced annually by Homage to Napa Valley Cabernet • Napa Cabernet does not have to Allocated winemaker Aaron Pott Sauvignon be overbearing or cloying to give Offering Satisfies this varietals’ indulgence Leading balance with elegance connoisseurs Cool climate mountain fruit that is both savory and acid driven in winemaking style RIVERHOUSE RIVERHOUSERIVERHOUSE At ÆRENA Wines, we see wine as a work of art. From farmers, winemakers and label artists to the artist within each of us, ÆRENA Wines celebrates everyday heroes who are mastering their craft. ÆRENA Rose PROFILE PRESTIGE PERSONALITY Core Offering Single vineyard Crafted from 135 year “Crown in Shadow” old vines by AERENA Old vine Carignane and Mouvedre • Label artistry symbolizes the winemakers Aaron Pott from the sandy soils of the San character’s state of mind, aspiring and Kyle Mizuno Francisco Bay AVA to brilliance and coming out of one’s shadow ÆRENA A varietal expression of mountain Elegant and “Lean In” Cabernet Cabernet approachably styled • Inspired first by Roosevelt’s Sauvignon Cabernet From a 2,500 foot volcanic soil speech in 1910, in which he states Core Offering vineyard in the ancient mountains Crafted by world “The credit belongs to the man in of Napa’s neighbor to the renowned winemaking the arena who strives valiantly...” northeast, Lake County team ÆRENA Celebrates true varietal character Proves that a great “Conversations in Yellow” Chardonnay of texture and acid Chardonnay does not • Speaks to our natural Core Offering have to be $50 a bottle Sourced from diverse Chardonnay surroundings and how a simple lots in Sonoma County setting can allow us to appreciate the brilliance of a classically styled Chardonnay Recuerdo offers premium wines that capture the best of Argentina’s unique terroir. Spanish for “memory” or “memento,” Recuerdo serves as a reflection of each and every harvest. Recuerdo PROFILE PRESTIGE PERSONALITY Malbec A refreshingly bright red wine Crafted with a focus on • Shows that a true blending from the mountains of Mendoza, the brooding color and varietal (in Bordeaux, France) Argentina dense tannins that gives can stand on its own amongst the Malbec its pedigree great wines of the world throughout the world.