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2007 Cakebread Cabernet Sauvignon
| Vineyard: | Cakebread Cellars |
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| Varietal: | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Style: | Red Wine |
| Region: | United States > California |
| Other Vintages: | 2010 2009 |
| Drink By | 2018 |
WINEMAKER'S NOTE
To maximize color extraction, tannin structure and vineyard personality, Cakebread Cellars winemaker Julianne Laks employs a mixture of small and larger tanks to ferment the components of our Benchland Select Cabernet Sauvignon. Julianne carefully tailors tank sizes, yeast strains, fermentation temperatures and maceration techniques to the attributes of each wine lot, which vary by location, ripeness level and clonal type. Such specialized fermentations, combined with lot-specific barrel aging regimens, ensure that the finest attributes of each vineyard site are reflected in the final blend. Our 2007 Benchland Select spent a total of 22 months aging in French oak barrels, 54% new, before bottling in August, 2009.
Expert Reviews
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DescriptionThis sumptuous, exquisitely structured Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon displays bright, ripe blackberry, boysenberry and plum fruit aromas mingled with seductive scents of loamy earth and dark chocolate. On the full-bodied, beautifully composed palate, the wine delivers wonderfully fresh, deep and concentrated blackberry and dark plum flavors framed by round, supple tannins and a long, succulent finish enriched by savory cocoa and mocha tones. Dense, lush and seamless, with perfect underlying structure, this delicious Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon drinks beautifully now, but will display even greater complexity with another 6-8 years’ aging.
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SRP 92 - Robert Parker 92 Points The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon is among the finest "regular" Cabernet Sauvignons I have tasted from Cakebread. It exhibits a dense ruby/purple color, stunning purity, subtle notes of smoke, black currants, blackberries, spring flowers and toast, good acidity and ripe tannin. This full-bodied yet graceful, deep, silky Cabernet Sauvignon is already irresistible, but it will provide provocative and complex drinking for 15-20 years. This benchmark winery has again turned out some impressive wines.
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Wine & SpiritsThe 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon is among the finest ldquo;regularrdquo; Cabernet Sauvignons I have tasted from Cakebread. It exhibits a dense ruby/purple color, stunning purity, subtle notes of smoke, black currants, blackberries, spring flowers and toast, good acidity and ripe tannins. This full-bodied yet graceful, deep, silky Cabernet Sauvignon is already irresistible, but it will provide provocative and complex drinking for 15ndash;20 years. This benchmark winery has again turned out some impressive wines.
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CellarTracker Community Tasting NotesCommunity Tasting Notes (average 96.5 pts. and median of 96 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text
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Vintage ChartRating for United States-California: 96 (excellent)<br/><br/>Drinkability: young, aging quickly, could be good now<br/>
