Consistently one of Napa Valley's classiest merlots, the Cakebread Merlot is an especially rich example of the variety. Delicious now, this lavishly flavored, complex Merlot will benefit from another 3-5 years' cellaring. The Cakebread Cellars Merlot Napa Valley, blended with a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon, is an especially rich example of the variety. It displays ripe blackberry and black plum aromas with secondary scents of vanilla and dark coffee characteristics. Lush and full-bodied, showcasing luscious blackberry, plum and boysenberry flavors that segue into a long finish featuring spiciness, elegant, refined tannins, and crisp underlying acidity. The grapes for the Merlot come from two classic Napa Valley regions: the cool-climate Carneros district in the southern valley, which delivers bright fruit with crisp acidity, and the mid-valley region, whose warmer temperatures produce riper, richer fruit with juicy berry and plum flavor
J B
Had the 2011 with pizza tonight. Loved the strong notes of plum/prune. The longer it airs, the better it gets.
Had the 2011 with pizza tonight. Loved the strong notes of plum/prune. The longer it airs, the better it gets.
9.5Jon Hoke
Great with burgers on Memorial Weekend
Great with burgers on Memorial Weekend
9.0Joe Gonzalez
Wow! Just wow!
Wow! Just wow!
9.2Andrew Goldstein
Fruit, pomegranate, black cherry, plum.
Fruit, pomegranate, black cherry, plum.
9.5Jennifer Chambers
Merlot...lovely and warm. All of the things that I love about merlot. Garlic would be a great pair with this one.
Merlot...lovely and warm. All of the things that I love about merlot. Garlic would be a great pair with this one.
9.5Narelle Burke
Lovely red with Japanese fusion tapas
Lovely red with Japanese fusion tapas
9.3Christine Roderick
Ronda desplinter
Ronda desplinter
8.4Yvonne
Very fruit forward. Nice tannic finish.
Very fruit forward. Nice tannic finish.
8.5Paul Jakubowski
Cakebread Winery Dinner at Dilworthtown Inn for our 4yr Wedding Anniversary! A great time with some nice wine! Brooke's favorites!
Cakebread Winery Dinner at Dilworthtown Inn for our 4yr Wedding Anniversary! A great time with some nice wine! Brooke's favorites!
8.8David Ruff
Not as good as the Cab but still very nice.
Not as good as the Cab but still very nice.
8.7WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.