I had my first Cakebread a couple nights back. It was a 2003 Merlot. Damn good wine. It was the most complex, full bodied and wonderfully tasty Merlot I’ve ever had. Lots of black fruits on the nose with a slight vanilla finish. It hit just about every spot on my tongue with taste, very slight hint of tannins which at first made me think I was drinking nicely aged cab. I’ve always walked by them at the store because they usually run about $50 a bottle, but a friend brought it over so I felt obligated to try it…..

I’m looking forward to trying their cabs now.

I also had a Yulumba red and I went and pitched the bottle without writing down what it was. It was a combination of three grapes with a screw on top. Light body, almost like a Pino. 2004. I only had one bottle too…dangit. Any ideas what that was?? Man it was good and I don’t normally go for light bodied reds.