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Cakebread Cellars Wine Review: 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon
2009 Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley

 

 

Wine Spectator

Creamy vanilla-tinged oak cloaks dried currant and berry fruit, graphite and crushed rock, firming nicely on the finish. A true to form Cakebread Cabernet. Drink now through 2024. J.L. Wine Spectator rated our 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley with 90 points.

 

Restaurant Wine

Acclaimed wine industry journalist has rated our 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley with 4 stars.

 

SDIWC

The first sip of our 2009 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon wine reveals a big, boldly structured Cabernet with deeply concentrated black fruit flavors and intriguing dusty, loamy and mineral-y tones that add wonderful dimension and complexity. 

The judges from the 2012 San Diego International Wine Competition have awarded our 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley a silver medal.

 

2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Variety:
76% Cabernet Sauvignon
13% Merlot
8% Cabernet Franc
3% Petit Verdot


Vineyards:
Napa Valley

Alcohol content:
14.1%

Harvest dates:
September 286 -
October 21, 2009

Total acidity:
0.67g/100ml

Fermentation:
Stainless Steel

pH: 3.68

Barrel aging:
18 months in French oak
, 35% new

Winemaker:
Julianne Laks