Cakebread Cellars

Dancing Bear Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

9.523 ratings
9.43 pro ratings
Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
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Sipping Fine Wine

A blend of 95% Cab Sauv & 5% Cab Franc, from Howell mountain, deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruit, oak, floral and sweet spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, plum and ripe jammy cherry with notes of cedar, cacao, tobacco and lots of vanilla spice! Fine soft tannins, well balanced with acidity, long finish ending with fruit, oak, sweet spice, with floral earthy presence, elegant! It’s perfect now, should continue to age well for next decade. Sorry to say, it’s my last bottle!

A blend of 95% Cab Sauv & 5% Cab Franc, from Howell mountain, deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruit, oak, floral and sweet spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, plum and ripe jammy cherry with notes of cedar, cacao, tobacco and lots of vanilla spice! Fine soft tannins, well balanced with acidity, long finish ending with fruit, oak, sweet spice, with floral earthy presence, elegant! It’s perfect now, should continue to age well for next decade. Sorry to say, it’s my last bottle!

Dec 26th, 2020
Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe

Lots of dark red currant and plum with a good bit of structure. Always enjoy this bottling!

Lots of dark red currant and plum with a good bit of structure. Always enjoy this bottling!

1 person found it helpfulMar 4th, 2015
Brandon Boesch

Nose of caramel, Forrest, pepper, jam, and raspberries. Mouth is gorgeous. Cocoa, pepper, vanilla, berry jam, but a great acidity and tannin in amazing balance. Drinking fantastic after about an hour of air.

Nose of caramel, Forrest, pepper, jam, and raspberries. Mouth is gorgeous. Cocoa, pepper, vanilla, berry jam, but a great acidity and tannin in amazing balance. Drinking fantastic after about an hour of air.

May 5th, 2018
Emily Mango

Cribbage night with Heins on black friday

Cribbage night with Heins on black friday

Nov 26th, 2016
James Fry

Excellent finish to Xmas Eve after the Black Cordon Chardonnay and the 2009 Vineyard 7&8 set up

Excellent finish to Xmas Eve after the Black Cordon Chardonnay and the 2009 Vineyard 7&8 set up

Dec 25th, 2015
Angus McKinnon DMD

Aged 7 yrs. in the euro cave. It was ready to drink. Fantastic, breathed 1 hour and the strawberries were strong on the nose. It was an incredible wine!!! Special bottle.

Aged 7 yrs. in the euro cave. It was ready to drink. Fantastic, breathed 1 hour and the strawberries were strong on the nose. It was an incredible wine!!! Special bottle.

May 30th, 2015
Kiki McGee

Fantastic fantastic. Some kind of 'dark' finish. Almost like dark pepper. Jammy but not too much.

Fantastic fantastic. Some kind of 'dark' finish. Almost like dark pepper. Jammy but not too much.

Jul 15th, 2014
Mike Mighetto Hoefling

Mike Mighetto had this 11 years ago

Mike Mighetto had this 11 years ago

Aug 15th, 2013
Linda Guay

Linda had this 4 years ago

Linda had this 4 years ago

May 5th, 2020
Linda Guay

Linda had this 4 years ago

Linda had this 4 years ago

Apr 30th, 2020