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2011 Cameron Hughes Lot 394 Meritage
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Online price: $18
Vintage: 2011
Appellation: Dry Creek Valley 85%, Napa Valley 15%
Grape: Merlot 85%, Cabernet Franc 9%, Cabernet Sauvignon 6%
Alcohol by volume: 14.2%
Production: 2500
Drink/Hold: Now through 2018
Taste
Deliciously plump and juicy, with plenty of stuffing and structure to carry all that lush, velvety fruit. Its beautifully and clearly delineated aromatics are intense and complex, with ripe cherry, mocha, black olive and crushed rock. What you get on the nose follows on the palate - great structure, with those same cherry, crushed rock characteristics. Finishes dry, with lingering spice notes. Perfect translation from nose to palate.
Cam Confidential
Lot 394 is composed primarily of Dry Creek Merlot, with a bit of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa to finish the blend. The wine, purchased from a high-end Sonoma producer, was barreled down for 14 months. In a tough vintage, this wine passed with flying colors.
Gold Medal, Best In Class, Chairman's Award: Riverside Int'l Wine Competition
Vintage: 2011
Appellation: Dry Creek Valley 85%, Napa Valley 15%
Grape: Merlot 85%, Cabernet Franc 9%, Cabernet Sauvignon 6%
Alcohol by volume: 14.2%
Production: 2500
Drink/Hold: Now through 2018
Taste
Deliciously plump and juicy, with plenty of stuffing and structure to carry all that lush, velvety fruit. Its beautifully and clearly delineated aromatics are intense and complex, with ripe cherry, mocha, black olive and crushed rock. What you get on the nose follows on the palate - great structure, with those same cherry, crushed rock characteristics. Finishes dry, with lingering spice notes. Perfect translation from nose to palate.
Cam Confidential
Lot 394 is composed primarily of Dry Creek Merlot, with a bit of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa to finish the blend. The wine, purchased from a high-end Sonoma producer, was barreled down for 14 months. In a tough vintage, this wine passed with flying colors.
Gold Medal, Best In Class, Chairman's Award: Riverside Int'l Wine Competition