LiQuery - Cakebread Cellars Chardonnay 2018

CAKEBREAD CELLARS CHARDONNAY 2018

Item:	709717
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2018 VINTAGES
Release Date:	2020-11-14
Producer:	Kobrand Corporation
Location:	USA - California
Price:	$69.95 Price History
Style:	White Wine Full-bodied & Rich
Alcohol:	14%
Varietal:	Chardonnay
Sugar Code:	XD (2 g/L)
Rating:	90
Cellar:	2019
Glass Style:	Montrachet (Chardonnay) Purchase Glass

Description
Napa Valley is synonymous with premium-quality Chardonnay and Cabernet, and Cakebread is one of the region's brightest stars. This Chard is sourced from some of California's most revered vineyard blocks and aged eight months in French oak. Look for crisp tree fruit enriched by creamy butter, vanilla and coconut oil notes, and enjoy it with butter-brushed barbecued lobster tail or dijon-crusted pork chops.

Description

Napa Valley is synonymous with premium-quality Chardonnay and Cabernet, and Cakebread is one of the region's brightest stars. This Chard is sourced from some of California's most revered vineyard blocks and aged eight months in French oak. Look for crisp tree fruit enriched by creamy butter, vanilla and coconut oil notes, and enjoy it with butter-brushed barbecued lobster tail or dijon-crusted pork chops.

Tasting Notes
The 2018 Chardonnay comes 95% from Carneros and 5% from Napa Valley. Barrel fermented in 33% new oak, it spent eight months on the lees, and 18% went through malolactic. It was bottled June 1, 2019. Slowly, it reveals very pretty poached pears, apple pie and apricot scents with touches of beeswax, toasted almond and lanolin. Medium-bodied, the palate has great poise and finesse, delivering a racy backbone and loads of tight-knit stone fruit flavors, finishing long and toasty. Drink date: 2019-2022. Score - 90. (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Oct. 31, 2019)

Tasting Notes