Cabernet Franc,  Cabernet Sauvignon,  California,  Exceptional Red,  Merlot,  Napa,  Petit Verdot

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Cakebread 2012 Cab

Cakebread Cellars 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon

Cakebread Cellars was founded, in 1973, by Jack and Dolores Cakebread and they have an enduring commitment to quality, their belief is that life’s occasions are elevated by good people, good food, and good wine flows through everything they do. The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley is a blend of Grapes: 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, and 6% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. In 2013, Cakebread Cellars celebrated their 40th wine harvest, and the second generation of winemaking. Today, the winery owns 13 sites totaling 982 acres, 460 of which are currently planted. The Cakebread Website is full of interesting information and loaded with recipes, lots of great recipes, so be sure to check out the website, you won’t be disappointed. Julianne Laks, winemaker at Cakebread, comments that “2012 was a picture-perfect vintage in California.” Try the Andouille-Crusted Filet Mignon with Garlic Sauce to serve with the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon.  Delicious!

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?

Cheers!

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