Cakebread Cabernet Release Party

As long-time Cakebread Wine Club members, we always attend their Cabernet Release Party while we're in Napa.  It's a fun affair with the current releases being featured, food being served and several Cakebread family members in attendance.  

The following wine was featured this year:

2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley (new release)
2009 Dancing Bear Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain
2008 Benchland Select Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
2005 Vine Hill Rance Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

It's always a hard call to determine which Cab is the best each year - Dancing Bear, Benchland Select or Vine Hill.

Dancing Bear is on Howell Mountain so, of course, it's usually my favorite.  However, this year the Vine Hill was a strong contender.

Thanks to Cakebread for a lovely party and a great time!

Cakebread Cabernet Release Party 2012

We actually travel to Napa each February for the Cakebread Cabernet release party. The rest of the wineries we visit are scheduled around this party. As Cakebread wine club members, we are some of their biggest fans.

Cakebread really went all-out on their party this year. We've been attending this annual event for years but this was by far the nicest party yet. Their 2009 Cabernet was featured since it was the new release but this year they opened up the cellar and brought out some older vintages. The 2006 Benchland Select was incredible, as always. The 2004 Vine Hill Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon was very popular with several in our crowd. The show-stopper, in my humble opinion, was the Dancing Bear Ranch (Howell Mountain) Cabernet Sauvignon. This year's feature was the 2003 vintage. It was fantastic. My collection of Dancing Bear continues to grow.