Cakebread Merlot Napa Valley 2022 Bottle:1 The juice is then cold

The juice is then cold temperature fermented over 20 days

94 Points Decanter From six parcels blended after fermentation in cement and aged in 30- to 50-hectolitre oak casks

toasted oak and hazelnut with hints of red berry fruit

tempered by refreshing acidity and delicate spice

It's impressively clean and focused for the difficulties of the year

Cakebread Merlot Napa Valley 2022 Bottle:1 The juice is then coldThe Napa Valley Merlot fruit comes primarily from the Suscol Springs Estate vineyard at the southern end of the Napa Valley. Vines struggle in rocky Hambright outcrop soils planted on steep hillsides with a southern exposure. These blocks produce grapes w