Cakebread Cellars Merlot Napa Valley (2022)

This Merlot comes from Cakebread's estate vineyards throughout Napa Valley, including their Suscol Springs Ranch in the cooler southeastern reaches. They also include grapes from their warm, nutrient-rich valley floor vineyard in Rutherford. The diversity of these Merlot vineyard sites enables them to craft a wine that highlights the best of the varietal; deep fruit flavors, silky mouthfeel, bright acidity, and refined elegant tannins.

This 2022 Napa Valley Merlot displays deep aromas of blackberry and black cherry with a background of crushed stone and violet. Concentrated flavors of fresh blackberry and black plum are balanced by fine tannins and fresh acidity. A lingering rich black cherry finish with a note of minerality rounds out this complex and elegant Merlot.