A Napa Valley Classic! 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
Leah Weisman
Fruity but not heavy
Fruity but not heavy
9.7Douglas Holtzman
Great peppery touch smooth dark berries low tannins
Great peppery touch smooth dark berries low tannins
9.8Jody Scharf
Blackberry. Vanilla. Some cedar scent. And throw in rich coffee chocolate color and you have a nice Merlot.
Blackberry. Vanilla. Some cedar scent. And throw in rich coffee chocolate color and you have a nice Merlot.
9.2Ronnie Fung
Gina
Gina
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Dark purple Nappa Valley merlot. Fragrant with sharp acidity. Lightly tannic. To me, not many flavors but when it opens up it is better. 14.5% alcohol. I'd invest elsewhere.
Dark purple Nappa Valley merlot. Fragrant with sharp acidity. Lightly tannic. To me, not many flavors but when it opens up it is better. 14.5% alcohol. I'd invest elsewhere.
8.5Kapyrick Wine
V13. Really good glass of wine.. Dusty , tobacco nose. Bright black cherry and blackberry fruit . Dry, velvety mocha, and pepper finish. Great food wine.
V13. Really good glass of wine.. Dusty , tobacco nose. Bright black cherry and blackberry fruit . Dry, velvety mocha, and pepper finish. Great food wine.
9.0Craig Stanfield
Will be better with air. Tight on opening but has more to reveal.
Will be better with air. Tight on opening but has more to reveal.
9.0WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.