Cakebread Cellars Merlot 2018 / 750 ml.

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Item#: 31072
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Primary Grape: Merlot | All Grapes: 99% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon
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SKU | 31072 |
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Product Type | Wine |
Alternate Name | Cakebread Cellars Merlot |
Country | United States |
Region | California |
District | Napa Valley |
Product Location - Location-Appellation | Napa Valley |
Package Size | 750 ml. |
Proof/Alcohol by Volume | 14.9% |
Brand | Cakebread Cellars |
Bottles per Case | 12 |
Vintage | 2018 |
Can it be Shipped | Yes |
Premier Pick | No |
Spec. Designation | Organic |
Organic Description | Napa Green Certified Winery |
Wine Type | Table Wine |
Wine - Color | Red |
Grape(s) | 99% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon |
Primary Grape | Merlot |
Dollar Sale (Y/N) | No |
Primary Grape: Merlot
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This is always an excellent merlot with blackberry, chocolate and hazelnut character. It’s full and tight with balance and freshness. Shows verve and brightness. Drink now or hold. (James Suckling)
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Primary Grape: Merlot
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Plum and dried blueberry flavors are filled with plenty of chocolate and ground nutmeg and clove accents, followed by a supple and open-textured finish. Drink now. 42,000 cases made. (Kim Marcus)
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Incorporating 4% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Malbec, the 2018 Merlot sports a dense purple hue as well as a killer nose of cassis, black cherries, spring flowers, tobacco, spice, and even a hint of menthol. Rich and medium to full-bodied, it has a seamless, elegant texture, flawless balance, and a great finish. This is pure class and one heck of a great Merlot as well as a value. Enjoy bottles any time over the coming 7–8 years, if not upwards of a decade or more. (Jeb Dunnuck)
The 2018 Merlot is an attractive wine, but it also a bit stern in the early going, with tannins that are surprisingly forbidding. It will be interesting to see if those tannins soften over time, as there is terrific purity in the black cherry, chocolate and spice flavors.
The 2018 Merlot is a blend of 94% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Malbec. Deep garnet-purple colored, it sails out of the glass with expressive notes of blackberry pie, stewed plums and sautéed herbs plus hints of tar, black pepper and fertile loam. The palate is full-bodied and laden with juicy black fruit flavors, supported by soft, rounded tannins and bold freshness, finishing with a lively herbal lift.
Primary Grape: Merlot
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Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Benchland Select gives up intense cassis, stewed plums and cedar chest notes with hints of licorice and wild sage. Medium to full-bodied in the mouth, the palate has a taut, grainy texture supporting the muscular black fruits, finishing long and mineral tinged.
Polished, fruit-driven style, with creamed plum and warm cassis notes coated in hints of black licorice. Finish is carried by fan-friendly, vanilla-accented toast flavor. Drink now through 2027. 2,359 cases made.
Primary Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
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Rich in flavors of burnt sugar, honeycomb and mango, this is a hearty barrel-fermented white with full-bodied style and an enduring imprint of oak. Still, its cooler-climate beginnings show through in crisp edges of apple and pear. (Virginie Boone)
Direct and fruity, with concentrated apple and pear tart flavors that are backed by lithe acidity. Sage cream accents midpalate, with a finish that lingers with lemon drop notes. Drink now through 2024. 5,826 cases made.
Primary Grape: Chardonnay
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The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Benchland Select is another gem, offering lots of cassis and darker cherry fruits as well as notes of lead pencil and crushed stone. Flawlessly balanced, medium to full-bodied, and as elegant and seamless as they come, it’s already impossible to resist (as are most 2019s) but I’ve no doubt this will evolve for 15–20 years in cold cellars. (Jeb Dunnuck)
Blueberry and blackberry aromas with some violets and lavender Full-to medium-bodied with fine tannins and lots of juiciness. Drink or hold.
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Benchland Select is a supple, juicy wine that will drink well with minimal cellaring. Jammy dark fruit, chocolate, spice, dried herbs and licorice are nicely pushed forward. The tannins need a bit of time to soften, but this is nicely done. (Antonio Galloni)
Primary Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
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Delivers lemongrass and green tea notes that add aromatics to the light-bodied citrus flavors at the core, with fresh acidity. Drink now. 48,000 cases made. (MaryAnn Worobiec)
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