2017 Cameron Hughes Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 699

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 88.8 points

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  6/10/2021 - caspernick wrote: 93 Points

  I’m tasting this one in the dark, literally. We lost power earlier today and I have rigged up the generator but it only runs certain things, like the dishwasher😳.
  
  From what I can see via flashlight this is a semi opaque, dark purple looking wine. The nose is somewhat subdued, but I managed to coax blackberries and vanilla bean. The palate is sweet- oh my. A very, very interesting assemblage of flavors. Coconut, blackberry pie, mint, the list goes on. It’s one of the most intriguing, surprising and tasty wines I have come across. The mid palate continues the swirling bouquet of differing flavors but introduces some very nice, medium intensity tannins. I really dig this wine. It’s finish is a nice dry affair that allows those dark fruits, coconut and vanilla flavors to once again take turns in caressing my gums. This is an amazing display of very unique flavors, well done. 93 points. Drink till 2030 with beef stew, steaks or just by itself. $32 makes this a 5 star wine to stock up on.
  
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  1/14/2021 - Intergraz wrote: 90 Points

  Drinking nicely but should be fine for ageing. Tasty wine with dark cherry notes, but the dominant aspect of this wine is the oak; toastey flavors of cedar, leather and vanilla. Finishes with dusty oak tannins.

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  10/30/2020 - kingboo wrote: 87 Points

  Decent for a mid-week evening.

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  1/28/2020 - corykim wrote: 88 Points

  The wine looks purple colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like cherry, dust, toast and violet. It tastes is dominated by cherry, with some dust and sweet candy. The body is medium/full. The wine has coarse texture. The wine finishes short. The wine has low acidity.

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  12/22/2019 - MXL Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Too young!

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