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2006 Cameron Hughes Chardonnay Lot 59 Russian River Valley |
| Vintage | 2006 |  | |
| Type | White | ||
| Producer | Cameron Hughes (web) | ||
| Variety | Chardonnay | ||
| Designation | Lot 59 | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | USA | ||
| Region | California | ||
| SubRegion | Sonoma County | ||
| Appellation | Russian River Valley | ||
| Options | Show variety and appellation | ||
| UPC Code | 858517000590 |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 89.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 35 notes) | |
| Tasted by knops on 3/25/2010 & rated 90 points: (360 views) | |
| Tasted by Acohen on 9/20/2009 & rated 91 points: Excellent chardonnary with apples, pears, slight tropical fruit and well integrated oak. (801 views) | |
| Tasted by knops on 7/17/2009 & rated 89 points: (879 views) | |
| Tasted by knops on 6/30/2009 & rated 90 points: Cedar Point with Orti (985 views) | |
| Tasted by knops on 6/26/2009 & rated 90 points: (932 views) | |
| Tasted by knops on 6/20/2009 & rated 90 points: (947 views) | |
| Tasted by knops on 5/20/2009 & rated 89 points: (1035 views) | |
| Tasted by Acohen on 4/14/2009 & rated 91 points: well integrated fruit and oak flavors with a long finish (1204 views) | |
| Tasted by knops on 4/6/2009 & rated 89 points: Fruit is less and the nose muted. Maybe to cold. Need to check later. (1211 views) | |
| Tasted by knops on 3/24/2009 & rated 90 points: (1175 views) | |
| Tasted by jlew on 11/18/2008 & rated 87 points: (1263 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 11/16/2008 & rated 90 points: (1261 views) | |
| Tasted by knops on 11/4/2008 & rated 90 points: (1229 views) | |
| Tasted by knops on 9/26/2008 & rated 90 points: Nice, but less fruit than the last bottle. (1366 views) | |
| Tasted by lagniappe on 8/24/2008: Another great CH chard. Crisp, yet containing depth and character. IMO, not a typical chard and I really like it becuse of that. (1468 views) | |
| Tasted by jlew on 7/13/2008 & rated 87 points: (1407 views) | |
| Tasted by wordstar on 7/7/2008 & rated 85 points: This seems like a fairly standard Chardonnay. Not very impressive; the fruit at the end fades quickly. (1619 views) | |
| Tasted by payneclay on 6/19/2008 & rated 91 points: (1538 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 6/4/2008 & rated 88 points: (1581 views) | |
| Tasted by knops on 5/24/2008 & rated 92 points: Amazing smell, great finish, one of the most interesting Chardonnay's that I ever have had. (1779 views) | |
| Tasted by Vino Uomo on 4/25/2008 & rated 85 points: Nice acidity but the fruit is weak a very awkward finish (2075 views) | |
| Tasted by payneclay on 4/5/2008 & rated 91 points: (1981 views) | |
| Tasted by Rob MacKay on 4/3/2008 & rated 86 points: Good acidity and a slight butterscotch element but not over oaked or overly buttery. Quite a steal for $12 at Costco which makes this wine makes a great everyday Chardonnay to keep on hand. (2329 views) | |
| Tasted by Acohen on 3/14/2008 & rated 90 points: Really excellent, again. Nice tropical fruits, acidity and strong finish. (2308 views) | |
| Tasted by tthorn on 2/28/2008 & rated 85 points: Not sure what the fuss is all about. This has good acidity and isn't oaky at all, but it has a funky finish and the fruit is somewhat muddled. Fine for $11.99, but it's not super-exciting. (2478 views) | |
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| Producer website
Lot 59 Vintage: 2006 Appellation: Russian River Valley, Sonoma County Grape: Chardonnay Alcohol by volume: 13.9% Production: 5,000 cases Release date: December 1, 2007 Availability: December 2007 Taste: This sumptuous wine greets you up front with toasty oak notes lifted with vibrant tropical banana and guava fruit. On the palate she’s got brilliant fruit, perfectly integrated new French oak, and a kiss of butter cream again lifted with pretty minerality and that patented Russian River Valley acidity. Notes of citrus blossom, tropical fruit, and vanilla cream increase in intensity as the finish rolls in like a wave and increases in intensity. This wine is defined by a beautiful sense of elegance and fabulous overall structure. Drink now or hold onto this wine for another 4-5 years. The components for this wine come from a series of RRV single vineyard designate wines and all feature French oak with varying degrees of new wood. Whole cluster press and 2-day cold settling. On average we are talking about 50% new French cooperage and about 50% malolactic fermentation. Cameron Confidential: Our office tasting today confirmed it: this is the best Chardonnay we have ever released. I am dying to tell you where we got this beauty but we would be shooting ourselves in the foot to do so. This wine comes to us from one of the legendary producers who put Sonoma County on the map sourcing from Dry Creek, Russian River Valley, Alexander Valley, and Napa Carneros. They have a series of single vineyard designate Russian River Valley Chardonnays (with MSRP’s of $30-38) and this blend is assembled from cuts from those programs (wineries cut wines for a variety of reasons: to limit inventory and maintain prices, maybe the components didn’t fit into the blend, or the wine simply wasn’t good enough for their high-end programs). Our winemaker got wind of the wine coming up for sale, showed up on their doorstep and tasted it before it hit the market. I got a call (“you gotta move quickly, this wine is a SWEETHEART and it’s not gonna last) and bought it site unseen. Glad I did and so too will you be. Definition of "white wine" at Epicurious.com Varietal character (Appellation America) WineAmerica (National Association of American Wineries) | Free the Grapes! California Wines (Wine Institute of California) California is one of the most diverse wine regions in the world, with almost 100 grape varieties grown in over 100 viticultural areas, including dozens of different microclimates and soil types, as well as a very individualistic set of winemakers, many with international experience, which adds to and deepens that diversity. Sonoma County Vintners Russian River Valley Winegrowers | Wikipedia definition |
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