The Winery Cakebread of Rutherford of California

Winery Cakebread
The winery offers 41 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
This estate is part of the The Cakebread Family.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of California.
It is located in Rutherford in the region of California

The Winery Cakebread is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 41 wines for sale in of Rutherford to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Located in the picturesque wine region of Rutherford, in Napa Valley, California, Cakebread Cellars is a true institution in the American wine industry. This family estate was founded in 1973 by Jack Cakebread and his wife, Dolores, who initially acquired only 22 acres of land. Since then, the property has evolved to house about 560 acres of vineyards over fifteen sites across Napa and Anderson Valleys. One of the most charming aspects of Cakebread Cellars is its deep commitment to the vineyard itself. The Cakebreads have always been dedicated to growing the best quality grapes possible, following environmentally friendly cultivation practices. Their quality-driven approach ensures authentic and tasty wines revealing the unique expression of their vineyards. Tasting is a memorable experience at Cakebread Cellars. Visitors can taste a variety of wines, including their highly appreciated Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. The wines are renowned for their structure, depth and complexity with an astonishing minerality, enhanced by a deep rooting of the vine, and appealing fruit notes. Cakebread Cellars is also famous for its commitment to the culinary arts. The winery is known for its cooking workshops, organic vegetable garden, and gastronomic events. Visitors are invited to participate in cooking classes and wine tastings that feature the finest local and seasonal products. Aesthetically, Cakebread Cellars is a wonder to behold.

Top Winery Cakebread wines

Looking for the best Winery Cakebread wines in Rutherford among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Cakebread wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Cakebread wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Cakebread

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Cakebread

How Winery Cakebread wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of stuffed pumpkin, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or sophie's tuna cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Cakebread

On the nose the white wine of Winery Cakebread. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Cakebread. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Cakebread

  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.18/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Cakebread.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Rutherford

The wine region of Rutherford is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Frank Family or the Domaine Scarecrow produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rutherford are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rutherford often reveals types of flavors of cherry, menthol or green apple and sometimes also flavors of peach, citrus or tropical.

In the mouth of Rutherford is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 268 estates and châteaux in the of Rutherford, producing 544 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Rutherford go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Cakebread

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Cakebread

How Winery Cakebread wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of lamb skewers, trapper's barbecue or chicken in red wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Cakebread

On the nose the red wine of Winery Cakebread. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Cakebread. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Cakebread

  • 1999With an average score of 4.56/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.44/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.44/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.44/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.44/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.41/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Cakebread.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top sweet wines of Winery Cakebread

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Cakebread

How Winery Cakebread wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of pasta with scampi, nanie's diced ham quiche or goat cheese and caramelized leek muffins.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Cakebread.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Sour

Said of a wine that is unpleasantly pungent and has a vinegar-like odour.

The top pink wines of Winery Cakebread

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Cakebread

How Winery Cakebread wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of slow-cooked fillet of beef, blanquette of lamb or roast veal with mustard cream.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Cakebread

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Cakebread. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Cakebread

  • 2017With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Cakebread.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Cakebread

Planning a wine route in the of Rutherford? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Cakebread.

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

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