Cakebread Dancing Bear Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
- jd98
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| Category | Red Wine |
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| Brand | Cakebread |
| Origin | United States, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain |
| Alcohol/vol | 14.4% |
This renowned single vineyard estate wine offers generous aromas of boysenberry, black cherry and fig with hints of forest floor. Robust, concentrated flavors of blackberry and boysenberry are layered with hints of minerality. Structured and opulent tannins fill the palate with a deep, powerful black fruit finish. This wine will continue to age gracefully in the bottle for another decade or more.
100% of the grapes for this release are sourced from Cakebread's Dancing Bear Ranch vineyard, perched above northern Napa Valley on the steep slopes of Howell Mountain at an elevation of 1,100 and 1,900 feet. Planted in dry, rocky, iron rich volcanic soils, the vines are subject to nearly 360 degrees of exposure to the elements. As a result, the winery explains, "vines in this location are routinely stressed and yield small crops of intensely flavorful grapes." The 2018 is a blend of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc, aged 22 months in 60% new French oak, 40% neutral French oak.
Jeb Dunnuck
- jd98
Lastly, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Dancing Bear Ranch comes from a stunning estate vineyard on Howell Mountain with the plantings dating back to 1999. A blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, and a splash of Cabernet Franc, aged in 59% new oak, this beauty reminds me of a great Saint-Julien (Leoville Barton?) with its incredible purity and regal, structured style. Crème de cassis, lead pencil, violets, chalky minerality, and chocolaty oak all emerge on the nose, and it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, a layered, multi-dimensional mouthfeel, ripe yet perfectly integrated tannins, and a gorgeous finish. It needs air if drinking any time soon and will ideally be given 4-6 years in the cellar. This beauty will have three decades of overall longevity.
Wine Advocate
- wa95
From the winery's estate vineyard on Howell Mountain, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Dancing Bear Ranch is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, all aged 22 months in 59% new French oak. Scents of mocha, tree bark, black cherries, raspberries and cherries mark the nose, while the medium to full-bodied palate is supple, lush and long, with ample concentration and some nicely ripe, softly dusty tannins on the lingering finish.
Wine Spectator
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Loganberry and black currant puree flavors stretch out nicely over this red's sleek iron spine, with hints of tar and apple wood. This is accessible now for its polish and fruit. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2034. 2,600 cases made.
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Cakebread Dancing Bear Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 750ml
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Price:
$175.98