Lot 257 is a luscious, silken wine with dense blackberry and cherry infused fruit. Black licorice, espresso, and perfectly integrated oak harmonize in the background. Fine-grained tannins couple with good acidity, showing old-world elegance alongside plenty of fruit on the palate.
Lot 257 is quintessential Napa Cabernet from the terrific 2009 vintage. The wine comes to us from a relatively new winery with a lot of money behind it and plans to grow. The facilities are brand new in the last decade and the vineyards are all top notch, boasting properties in Rutherford, Calistoga, and St. Helena. They came to us last Fall and opened up their doors to their cellar as they simply had way more wine than they could sell – their prices start at $60/bottle.
I've written about Cameron and loved his wines since 2009. I attended a special Wine Tasting for Cameron Hughes hosted by blogger Romy Raves. We sampled six wines from CHwines and below are the wines I would choose to enjoy with a meal or some BBQ. My personal favorite was the 236- 2007 Clear Lake Syrah.
Virtual wineries and negociants are not new, but Cameron Hughes has taken these concepts and modernized them to offer great quality, regionally diverse wines for very reasonable prices. And he's done it in a market where many traditional wineries are suffering financially.
If you havenât had a Cameron Hughes Wine, youâre missing out. These are wines made by quality producers (at) prices that are just unbelievable for really good quality wine.