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2018 Cameron Hughes Zinfandel Lot 725
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Dark in the glass, this Zin has an incredibly pretty nose of plums, raspberry jam, licorice, and baking spices all backed up by a bit of black pepper. If you can actually stop smelling it long enough to take a sip, you'll find it dynamic on entry; balanced acidity meets tar, sweet tobacco, and cigar box intertwined with dark berries. The finish is strikingly lean and dry, carrying raspberry and leather alongside firm tannins.
Online price: $17
Vintage: 2018
Appellation: Russian River Valley
Grape: Zinfandel
Alcohol by Volume: 15.5%
Cases Produced: 1300
Drink/hold: Now through 2024
Cam Confidential
Lot 725 is sourced from a pioneering, family-owned estate that’s one of the oldest not just in the RRV but all of Sonoma (with a storied winegrowing history dating back to pre-Prohibition). Produced by a winemaker with top pedigree and over a decade of experience in both the Dry Creek and Russian River Valleys, the wine is aged for over a year in oak and is showing marvelously already.
Absolutely gorgeous nose, bold yet quaffable, under-$20 pricing from an elite appellation…what’s not to love? This is first class Zinfandel at an outstanding quality for price.
Online price: $17
Vintage: 2018
Appellation: Russian River Valley
Grape: Zinfandel
Alcohol by Volume: 15.5%
Cases Produced: 1300
Drink/hold: Now through 2024
Cam Confidential
Lot 725 is sourced from a pioneering, family-owned estate that’s one of the oldest not just in the RRV but all of Sonoma (with a storied winegrowing history dating back to pre-Prohibition). Produced by a winemaker with top pedigree and over a decade of experience in both the Dry Creek and Russian River Valleys, the wine is aged for over a year in oak and is showing marvelously already.
Absolutely gorgeous nose, bold yet quaffable, under-$20 pricing from an elite appellation…what’s not to love? This is first class Zinfandel at an outstanding quality for price.