Winery - Cakebread
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Give this fine Chard some time in the bottle to knit together. Tasted at about one year of age, it was a little disjointed, but the parts are quite good. The flavors of pineapples, Meyer lemons and golden mango need time to integrate with the butterscotchy, caramelly oak.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Rubbery, meaty notes accent the sour blueberry and black olive flavors. Has good complexity and a smooth mouthfeel, but lacks zip and excitement.
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Cakebread Syrah - 1998
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Peppery spice is the hallmark of this wine. Other than that, it’s very Cabernet-like. Dry, full-bodied and balanced, it shows luscious black currant and chocolate flavors, and the tannins are as smooth and ripe as anywhere on earth.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A seductive nose of pineapple, pear, vanilla and buttered toast leads, followed by a nicely knit, well-fruited, but not-at-all sweet palate. Here, pear, melon, pineapple and tangerine is offset by light toast and vanilla accents. Balanced and smoothly textured, it shows graceful restraint that suggests it will improve over the next year or two.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A seductive nose of pineapple, pear, vanilla and buttered toast leads, followed by a nicely knit, well-fruited, but not-at-all sweet palate. Here, pear, melon, pineapple and tangerine is offset by light toast and vanilla accents. Balanced and smoothly textured, it shows graceful restraint that suggests it will improve over the next year or two.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Kicks off with ripe plum and earth tones. The wine is fairly plush, with velvety tannins supporting a weave of blackberry cassis and plum flavors. There's a strong herbal core here--unusual but also interesting. Toasty, smoky oak frames the ensemble, which finishes long.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Fine and sleek, with tart acidity and mouthwatering flavors of citrus fruits, gooseberry, lemongrass and honey-vanilla. Blended with a little Sémillon and the Musqué clone and finished with a touch of oak, it’s a rich, creamy interpretation of Sauvignon Blanc.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Luscious New World Syrah, with obvious toast and vanilla framing ripe cherry-berry fruit. Lush and creamy-textured, with a supple finish and a touch of caramel. Easy to drink and easy to like.
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Cakebread Syrah - 2002
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a very spicy, peppery wine, and while it’s pretty good, it’s rougher and more rustic than most of its peers in Anderson Valley. The cherry, cola and carob flavors are savory, but there’s a quality to the tannins that’s robust, to say the least. Could be a sleeper.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The big ’01s are still rolling out. This one’s very fine and Oakville-y, showing well-oaked, lush black currant and cassis fruit, with a cocoa finish. It has soft, intricately sweet tannins. It’s quite delicious now, but seems balanced enough to age through the medium term. Drink before 2010.
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