Burgundy and Champagne
Timed Online Auction, 28 August - 9 September 2024
Additional Finds
About the SessionAdditional finds, featuring wines from a Private Seller. The selection is an eclectic offering from California. Highlights include Opus One, Harlan Estate, Ridge Monte Bello and Pride Mountain Vineyards. We have curated a few mixed Chardonnay parcels from Steele Wines offering further variety and very good value.
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About this Item
Cakebread Cellars, in the Rutherford AVA of Napa Valley, is one of the best-known family-owned and operated producers in California. It is best known for wines made from Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Founded in 1973 by Jack and Dolores Cakebread, it was expanded in 1982 through the purchase of adjacent land. Cakebread now has 15 estate vineyards and has not grown any more since 2005.
The 1996 Cakebread Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon is a distinguished wine from Napa Valley, California, produced by one of the region's most respected wineries. Cakebread Cellars, founded in 1973 by Jack and Dolores Cakebread, is known for crafting wines that reflect the quality and diversity of Napa Valley’s terroir.
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Private Client
Critics Ratings
'Lots of upfront ripeness and fruitiness, with an earthy clay edge to the ripe cherry and blackberry. Mildly tannic, this is not as lean as young Cakebread Cabernets usually are. Drink now through 2007.'- James Laube, Wine Spectator (Nov 1999)
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