1996 Cakebread Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Benchland Select

Cabernet Sauvignon - 750ML
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WS 93
WS 93

Wine Spectator, October 2000

Deliciously ripe and intense sharply focused rich and deep with gobs of complex earthy currant tobacco coffee mocha and spicy flavors finishing with a soft supple aftertaste. Best from 2002 through 2012. 350 cases made. (JL)

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
Country USA
Region California
Sub-region North Coast
Appellation Napa
Vintage 1996
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 11.5%
Closure Cork

Jack and Dolores Cakebread bought their first vineyard in 1972, a 22-acre site. The next year, they founded their Rutherford-based winery, Cakebread Cellars. The winery now holds 1,100 acres spread over 13 sites in Napa Valley and Anderson Valley with about 560 of those acres under vine. Cakebread is still owned and operated by the family.

Cakebread Cellars is best-known for its Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. It also produces Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, Lake County Zinfandel and Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah and Merlot.

The wine styles are flavorful and generally fruit-driven, but still reflective of terroir. New French oak is used moderately and enhances the wine without obscuring natural complexity.