Cakebread Benchland Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
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Category | Red Wine |
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Brand | Cakebread |
Origin | California, Napa Valley |
Alcohol/vol | 14.9% |
Jeb Dunnuck
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The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Benchland Select is all Cabernet that spent 22 months in 61% new French oak. It's similarly inky colored and has terrific, flowery blue and black fruits, loads of incense, spice, and tobacco, full body, building tannins, and a great, great finish. It's another thrilling wine from this team that plays with the best of the best.
Wine Spectator
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Warm and steeped in feel, featuring plum, blackberry and black cherry compote notes, laced with menthol, tar and tobacco details. Reveals a broad, loamy character through the finish, where everything knits nicely. Best from 2021 through 2030. 2,000 cases made.
Wine Enthusiast
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This is a 100% varietal wine given nearly two years in French oak, a large percentage of it new. Built to age, it shows structure and weighty tannin, with smoky oak, toasted black currant and earthy forest floor. Cedar, sage and tobacco round it out nicely to add further complexity. Enjoy best from 2026-2031.