Cakebread Cellars Napa Valley Carneros Chardonnay at Il Postino NYC
For the second time in as many months, I found myself in NYC and a special dinner at what is becoming one of my favorites dinesites there, Il Postino Ristorant Italiano. Once again, the food and service were spectacular in a classic cosmopolitan setting, ideal for a special business dinner.
As with my last visit, I ordered the Dover Sole, one of my favorite dishes, although I am happy with a less extravagant regular sole, or SFO native Petrale, or my absolute favorite, Sand Dabs, also known as Rex Sole, which is primarily found on the middle west coast Pacific from Monterey (CA) up to San Francisco.
Tonight, they prepared the dish to my request, in a lemon caper
butter white wine
sauce. It was spectacular, just the way I like prefer. I might have
opted for a lighter Sauvignon Blanc but I opted for a Chardonnay in
consideration of my guests and mates who were having Calamari, Pasta and
Shrimp, and Pasta with Lobster.
From the winelist we ordered Cakebread Napa Valley Chardonnay and Sonoma Cutrer Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2015.
Cakebread Napa Valley Chardonnay 2015
The
2015 Cakebread Napa Valley Chardonnay consists of 90% of the grapes
came from
the cool-climate Carneros district at the southern tip of the valley,
with 40% of the fruit from Cakebread estate Carneros vineyards. Situated
down at the bottom of Napa Valley where it meets Sonoma, off the San
Pablo Bay estuary, the cool breezes and fog waft in, giving Carneros a
long, cool growing season. This allows the fruit to fully ripen while
retaining the bright acidity that gives Carneros Napa Valley Chardonnay
its
freshness and vitality. For this vintage, Cakebread blended fruit from
Carneros with chardonnay grapes from just north of the city of Napa that
yield
especially luscious wines resulting in a elegant
and complex chardonnay.
The 2015 vintage produced a light crop with small chardonnay berries and clusters yielding bright, intense varietal flavors.. A warm, dry winter brought early bud-break, and consistently mild summer weather, with a few late-season heat spikes, led to the earliest harvest in Cakebread Cellars forty-five vintages dating back to their inaugural release in 1973.
Straw colored, medium-full bodied this has aromas of green and golden apple, pear and citrus with hints of mineral. Complex and crisp with nice depth and balance, the long finish highlights notes of pear with hints of lemon, peach, vanilla, and spicy oak.
RM 90 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=2470938
https://www.cakebread.com/
For the second time in as many months, I found myself in NYC and a special dinner at what is becoming one of my favorites dinesites there, Il Postino Ristorant Italiano. Once again, the food and service were spectacular in a classic cosmopolitan setting, ideal for a special business dinner.
As with my last visit, I ordered the Dover Sole, one of my favorite dishes, although I am happy with a less extravagant regular sole, or SFO native Petrale, or my absolute favorite, Sand Dabs, also known as Rex Sole, which is primarily found on the middle west coast Pacific from Monterey (CA) up to San Francisco.
Tonight, they prepared the dish to my request, in a lemon caper
From the winelist we ordered Cakebread Napa Valley Chardonnay and Sonoma Cutrer Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2015.
Cakebread Napa Valley Chardonnay 2015
The 2015 vintage produced a light crop with small chardonnay berries and clusters yielding bright, intense varietal flavors.. A warm, dry winter brought early bud-break, and consistently mild summer weather, with a few late-season heat spikes, led to the earliest harvest in Cakebread Cellars forty-five vintages dating back to their inaugural release in 1973.
Straw colored, medium-full bodied this has aromas of green and golden apple, pear and citrus with hints of mineral. Complex and crisp with nice depth and balance, the long finish highlights notes of pear with hints of lemon, peach, vanilla, and spicy oak.
RM 90 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=2470938
https://www.cakebread.com/