Cakebread Cellars
2024 Cabernet Sauvignon
"Vaca"
Napa Valley AVA
Auction 30 | Lot No. 139
Vintage: 2024
Cakebread Cellars
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
10 cases produced
Highlights
- 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot
- Fruit is 100% estate grown from vineyards on the Vaca mountain range
- 20 months of barrel aging in 65% new French oak
- Dark, complex cabernet, includes fruit from the renowned Dancing Bear Ranch on Howell Mountain
Description
Grown from Cakebread Cellars’ estate vineyards along the Vaca Mountain range, including fruit from the legendary Dancing Bear Ranch on Howell Mountain, this 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot blend captures elevated mountain intensity in its purest form, yielding a wine of deep color, layered complexity, and firm tannins. Aged for 20 months in 65% new French oak, and an additional 8 months in bottle before release, this limited estate offering embodies the focus and precision that define Cakebread’s mountain wines, resulting in a sophisticated expression built to evolve beautifully in the cellar for years to come.
Wine Facts
- Sustainably produced
- Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled
Niki Williams
Winemaker, Cakebread Cellars
Winemaker Niki Williams brings more than a decade of experience from some of Napa Valley’s most well-known wine estates including Mount Veeder Winery, The Prisoner Wine Company, Franciscan Estate, Merryvale Family of Wines, and Chateau St. Jean. During these tenures, Williams gained extensive winemaking experience with a wide range of red and white varieties and explored the latest cellar and vineyard technologies to elevate fruit and wine to their highest quality. Her philosophy and practice of crafting balanced, elegant blends that are approachable when young, yet capable of aging gracefully make her a perfect complement to and continuation of Cakebread Cellar’s 50-year standard and history of winemaking.
Country born: United States
Years in the wine industry: 10-15 years
Lakeshore Sport & Fitness
1320 West Fullerton
Chicago IL 60614
312-730-7333
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Winery Distribution
Cakebread Cellars is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.
Domestic:
- Alabama (Kobrand)
- Alaska (Kobrand)
- Arkansas (Kobrand)
- California (Kobrand)
- Colorado (Kobrand)
- Connecticut (Kobrand)
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- Washington (Kobrand)
- West Virginia (Kobrand)
- Wisconsin (Kobrand)
- Wyoming (Kobrand)
International:
- Canada (Charton Hobbs Inc.)
- China (ASC Fine Wines)
- Costa Rica (Felipe Motta C.R.S.A)
- Czech Republic (California Wines)
- Denmark (Napa Valley DK)
- Guam (Titan Imports)
- Hong Kong (Fine Vintage Far East LTD.)
- India (Brindco Sales Ltd.)
- Ireland (Febvre & Company LTD.)
- Japan (Jeroboam CO.)
- Mexico (Vinoteca S.A.)
- Panama, Republic of (Felipe Motta E Hijo S.A.)
- Philippines (Happy Living)
- Singapore (Culina Private LTD.)
- South Korea (Shinseagae L&B)
- Sweden (Ward Wines AB)
- Switzerland (American Wines Factory AG)
- Thailand (California Pacific Wines)
- United Arab Emirates (African & Eastern Limited)
- United Kingdom (Corney & Barrow)