Cakebread Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 NO20230726 This Chardonnay balances lush citrus

This Chardonnay balances lush citrus and tropical notes with saline precision and bracing acidity

it opens with white flowers

Native fermentation with 12 days on skins and 17 months in barrel creates textural richness and complexity rarely found in this varietal

Lemorton uses 70–80%

offering raspberry

Cakebread Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 NO20230726 This Chardonnay balances lush citrusCakebread has been one of the defining names of Napa Valley Cabernet for half a century, and this bottling is the heart of what they dopolished, generous, and immediately recognizable as Napa. The fruit comes from across the valley, with Rutherford as the spiritual home, and the style is approachable without sacrificing structure: ripe cassis and dark cherry, a touch of cedar from time in oak, and a velvety palate that drinks beautifully young. A