Cakebread - Merlot Napa Valley 2021 (750ml)
Price: $79.99
| Producer | Cakebread |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Napa Valley |
| Varietal | Merlot |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 64983 |
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The entirety of Cakebread's successes are based on a photagraphy assignment back in 1972. Jack Cakebread, after shooting the 22-acre Sturdivant Ranch in Rutherford, asked the owners on a whim if they'd care to sell. He dropped his entire commission from the photography project on the property, and the next year, wine was in bottle.
There has been nothing but progress, engenuity, and environmental stewardship since then. Cakebread now encompasses 15 vineyards, or 1600 acres (of which 600 are planted) throughout the Napa and Anderson Valleys. Throughout this growth they've continued to improve energy usage (e.g. solar and microturbine installations, neutron probe technology for irrigation efficiency, and over 90% recycling of ALL of their generated waste) as well as complete land & environmental stewardship (e.g. limiting tree removal, establishing wildlife corridors, reducing run-off, protecting stream channels and planting native grasses). It's an incredible effort with exhaustive detail. You can stand by us, as we stand by them. Cakebread, as much as they could rest on their laurels after fifty years, continues to break boundaries.
