Cakebread Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 750ml

This is the oldest Cakebread vintage on our shelf, now about eight years from harvest. Stephanie Jacobs made the 2018 Napa Valley Cabernet, Cakebread's flagship blend.

The fruit came from Rutherford, Oakville, Calistoga and the southern Suscol area, from estate and family-grower vineyards. It's 88.2% Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Petit Verdot and small amounts of Syrah, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Petite Sirah. It was picked at night, cold-soaked, and spent 17 months in French oak, 55% new, with malolactic fermentation in barrel. It's 14.8% alcohol.

The winery describes ripe blackberry and boysenberry with dark chocolate and sweet oak, fresh acidity, lush tannins and a long finish with a touch of minerality.

Buy the 2018 if you want a Cakebread that's ready now. The 2021 is the one to keep.

Stand it up for a day, then decant it. Cakebread suggests lamb burgers, filet mignon or fire-roasted portobellos.

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