2014 Cakebread Vaca Range

2014 Proprietary Red Vaca, a blend of 96% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Cabernet Franc, is a beauty with loads of loamy soil notes intermixed with blackberry and cassis, spice box and Christmas fruitcake. It shows plenty of fruit, relatively restrained oak (60% new French oak) and a dense ruby/purple color. It is full-bodied, fleshy and, like most 2014s, drinkable now, but capable of evolving for another 15 or more years.