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October 10, 2020

Day #[wpdts-day-of-year start=”post-created”] of the year.

Cakebread Merlot

Finally – the grind of the work week is at an end and the long weekend is here! The weather is still nice enough to spend the day outdoors (socially distanced of course). However, the sun does set earlier with every passing day. Why not take advantage of the few late afternoons of sun we have left with an evening picnic? Gather your charcuterie board and grab today’s featured wine – the Cakebread Merlot. Grown in the world-renowned Napa Valley, this stylish red evokes blackberries on the nose and black plum on the palate. It’s the cherry on top of any stellar fall outing.

ORIGIN

Napa Valley, CA

Grapes

85% Merlot; 9% Cabernet Sauvignon; 4% Syrah; 2% Petite Verdot

Tasting Notes

This is a savory, bold and structured wine, with a firm foundation. Hints of dried herbs, along with aromas of deep blackberry and black cherry, are evident along with mineral notes of crushed stone. The flavors are deeply concentrated with black plum, as well as fresh blackberries to match the nose. Freshness and acidity are followed by silky textures and refined, elegant tannins.

Food Match

An excellent companion to pork, pheasant and veal.

AUTHOR:

Jack Horn

Jack worked as a copy editor for Wine365. While still a relative novice to the wine industry, he has been able to interact with some of the most respected winemakers in the world, such as Didier Debono of Alta Vista and Julian Grounds of Craggy Range. Jack has poured wine and provided tasting direction at Wine Spectator’s New York Wine Experience and James Suckling’s Great Wines of the Andes.