Cakebread - Cabernet Sauvignon Benchland Select 2021 (750ml)
Price: $150.00
| Producer | Cakebread |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 9671 |
| Size | 750ml |
Jeb Dunnuck: 96 Points
All Cabernet Sauvignon the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Benchland Select comes from both Rutherford and Oakville fruit and spent 22 months in 56% new French oak. This brings another level of precision and focus compared to the Suscol Springs and the wine has a stunning array of black raspberries spicy oak lead pencil shavings and exotic baking spice and floral nuances. Medium to full-bodied beautifully balanced and elegant it has ultra-fine tannins perfectly integrated background oak and a great finish. It has plenty of structure and will benefit from 3-4 years of bottle age and should still be going strong at age 20.
Wine Spectator: 93 Points
Ripe and polished with juicy underlying energy to the mix of black currant and blackberry fruit flavors. Light hints of violet apple wood and warm earth peek through as this red's solid grip holds the finish. Best from 2025 through 2036. 1400 cases made.
James Suckling: 93 Points
A fresh dark- and blue-fruited character with violets walnuts cedar and crushed stone on the nose. Full-bodied intense and juicy with vivid acidity and chalky tannins. Lengthy and broad with tension and persistence. Drink after 2026.
The Wine Independent: 93+ Points
The 2021 Benchland Select Cabernet Sauvignon is deep garnet-purple in color. Scents of black cherries freshly crushed blackcurrants and black raspberries leap from the glass leading to nuances of dried Provence herbs pencil shavings and forest floor. The medium to full-bodied palate has a firm grainy texture and bright acidity supporting the tightly wound muscular black fruits finishing with a lively lift.
Wine Advocate: 93+ Points
Cakebread's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Benchland Select blends five clones from two different vineyards to yield bold scents of black cherries cassis and mocha but also some redder berries. It's medium to full-bodied edging just past 14% alcohol while still seeming generous and silky in feel finishing long and harmonious with a dusting of fine-grained tannins.
