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Cakebread Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Cakebread Cabernet - One of Napa's Valley's Classic Cabs and the 2012 is one of the best ever. Fragrant boysenberry, blackberry, dark cherry, cassis and Mission fig aromas comprise the fresh, fruitful nose of the Cakebread Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The first sip of the wine reveals a big, boldly structured Cabernet with deeply concentrated black fruit flavors and intriguing dusty, loamy and mineral-y tones that add wonderful dimension and complexity. Boasting an undercurrent of soft, plush fruit that will emerge further with aging, this sophisticated, yet approachable Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon will reward another 5-7 years’ cellaring. Robert Parker: "..among the finest “regular” Cabernet Sauvignons I have tasted from Cakebread.
Ratings on Delectable
Boris Mathiszik 
Classic Napa. Fruit forward and smooth. Cassis. And good structure.
Classic Napa. Fruit forward and smooth. Cassis. And good structure.
9.2
Sipping Fine Wine
As I opened a bottle of their 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, aged for 18 months in French oak (54% new), I see a deep ruby red with focused aromas of black fruit and complex spice. The palate shows focused sweet ripe dark fruit, black currants and black raspberry, with savory oak, leather and cacao. The wine is well balanced, nicely developed round tannins, great structure for getting better in a few years. This is an approachable wine, perfect to drink now as well as for future aging, but why wait?
As I opened a bottle of their 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, aged for 18 months in French oak (54% new), I see a deep ruby red with focused aromas of black fruit and complex spice. The palate shows focused sweet ripe dark fruit, black currants and black raspberry, with savory oak, leather and cacao. The wine is well balanced, nicely developed round tannins, great structure for getting better in a few years. This is an approachable wine, perfect to drink now as well as for future aging, but why wait?
9.0Sipping Fine Wine
As I opened a bottle of their 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, aged for 18 months in French oak (54% new), I see a deep ruby red with focused aromas of black fruit and complex spice. The palate shows focused sweet ripe dark fruit, black currants and black raspberry, with savory oak, leather and cacao. The wine is well balanced, nicely developed round tannins, great structure for getting better in a few years. This is an approachable wine, perfect to drink now as well as for future aging, but why wait?
As I opened a bottle of their 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, aged for 18 months in French oak (54% new), I see a deep ruby red with focused aromas of black fruit and complex spice. The palate shows focused sweet ripe dark fruit, black currants and black raspberry, with savory oak, leather and cacao. The wine is well balanced, nicely developed round tannins, great structure for getting better in a few years. This is an approachable wine, perfect to drink now as well as for future aging, but why wait?
9.0Christian Gourdin
Luscious fruit
Luscious fruit
10
Kapyrick Wine
V12. Soft, fresh cut cedar nose. Bright blackberry fruit. Smooth, tight , slightly astringent finish.
V12. Soft, fresh cut cedar nose. Bright blackberry fruit. Smooth, tight , slightly astringent finish.
8.8
Sidney Shannon
Mike’s cellar
Mike’s cellar
9.6Joshua Stiebel Wuerch
Love Cake
Love Cake
9.2
Jeremy Autry
Smooth batch.
Smooth batch.
9.4
Waddy Gonzalez
NRMC welcome!
NRMC welcome!
9.0
Amit Srivastava
Dependable , smooth , consistent
Dependable , smooth , consistent
9.1
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