Cakebread Napa Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (75cl, 13.9%)

Cakebread Napa Sauvignon Blanc 2023 is a Napa Valley white wine at 13.9% ABV, blending 99% Sauvignon Blanc with 1% Semillon. Cakebread Cellars was founded in 1973 by Jack and Dolores Cakebread in Rutherford, Napa Valley. The 2023 wine draws fruit from estate ranches across Carneros, Rutherford and Calistoga, harvested between 28 August and 30 September 2023, and is fermented in stainless steel tanks and concrete eggs, then aged in neutral French oak barrels, stainless steel tanks and concrete eggs. The nose shows white flowers, ripe melon, grilled pineapple, kaffir lime, flint-like minerality, citrus pith and passionfruit. The palate is juicy and focused, with ripe guava, pink grapefruit, tangerine, melon, lychee and flinty minerality, held by bright acidity. The finish is crisp and moderately long, with sun-ripened citrus, a clean mineral streak, chamomile and sedimentary rock.