Cakebread Cellars
2016 Pinot Noir

Apple Barn Vineyard Anderson Valley

Tasting Notes

Fresh, concentrated, ripe black cherry and raspberry aromas, with a hint of flinty minerality, introduce lush dark cherry, blackberry and blackcurrant flavors complemented by pleasing toasted spice and warm earth tones. Well-structured and perfectly balanced, with fine-grained tannins and excellent mid-palate intensity, the wine segues into a long finish showcasing sumptuous black cherry and blackberry fruit tones complemented by mineral and spice notes. Delicious now, this succulent pinot noir will evolve beautifully in bottle over the next 3-5 years.

2016 Sea Smoke "Southing" Pinot Noir

Winery Notes

"Each year our goal for Southing is to create the ideal marriage of complexity and elegance. The ever changing nose of the 2016 Southing exhibits boysenberry, dried cherry, savory spices and fresh plum. The fine tannins and minerality are enhanced by our estate vineyard's characteristic cool climate acidity.

2015 Justin Isosceles

Tasting Notes

Appearance: Dark ruby/purple core, lighter in color toward the rim. Moderate plus viscosity with slow forming, slightly stained tears.

Aroma: Highly aromatic with ripe black cherry and cassis fruit, vanilla and cinnamon spice with cedar, graphite, dried autumn leaf and licorice notes over an attractive toasted oak background.

Palate: Dry, full-bodied with ripe, complex black fruit of cherry and blackcurrants layered with baking spice on the entry. The mid palate has continuing ripe fruit with savory dried leaf elements, cedar, anise, camphor and a bit of cocoa surrounded with firm, chewy tannins and sweet spice notes that add complexity as the palate evolves. Sustained fruit, spice and savory elements mix through a very long, complex and fresh finish with lingering tannins.