2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
Our 2014 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon displays dense, concentrated aromas of ripe boysenberry, blackberry, dark plum and cassis, with a hint of spice, preface intense, deeply concentrated, blackberry, blackcurrant and dark cherry flavors, culminating in a long finish shot through with a blackberry fruitiness. With a superb balance of rich fruit, bright acidity and polished tannins, this youthful red merits another 7-10 years of bottle aging, although no one who opens it sooner will be disappointed.July 12, 2017 – Fine quality Cabernet: elegant and intensely flavored (black currant, blackberry, spicy oak), it is full bodied, very well balanced, and long and mildly tannic on the finish. Cakebread’s best ever version of this wine.February 01, 2018 – The 2014 Cakebread Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a fantastic showing in this vintage, which consists of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot. It immediately bursts open to seductive aromas of ripe blackberries and dark currants, which are woven together with spices, cinnamon, loam and mocha nuances all soaring from the glass. On the palate this is full-bodied and voluptuous, with incredible depth and concentration, as it delivers layers of ripe dark fruits and spices, which build up to the long, opulent finish.
The grapes for our rich, yet elegant Cabernet Sauvignon come from areas of the Napa Valley known to produce some of the finest Cabernet Sauvignons.
