Cakebread Cellars is releasing a new estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon just in time for Thanksgiving and the holidays. (SRP: $140).
It’s sourced exclusively from Cakebread’s Suscol Springs Estate Vineyard in southern Napa Valley. The wine has a complex nose of blackberry, fresh boysenberry, and violet with attractive hints of gravel. On the palate, layered, fresh expressions of blackberry, boysenberry, and black cherry are balanced by fresh acidity and supported by a firm tannic structure. The finish reveals a hint of minerality underlying the deep, dark fruit.
Grapevines at their Suscol Spring estate are planted amid rocky outcroppings that overlook the valley floor. The effort to develop roots in these rocky soils creates a beneficial stress that causes vines to yield smaller berries of great concentration, balanced acidity, and supple tannins. This vineyard also experiences arm, sunny days and cool breezes.