Reviews
Lot 332 | 2010 Napa Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon
Award Winner, Critics Challenge. Pretty red fruits and ripe plum backed with a rocky minerality and dark chocolate notes.
$25.00
(9 Reviews)
Wine Details
Gorgeous, lovely, and pure describe my overall impression of the wine (not to mention the word “soul”, which I wrote in my tasting notes). The aromatics take a few minutes to unwind, and reveal pretty red fruits like currant and ripe plum backed with a rocky minerality and dark chocolate notes. The aromatics continue to grow in the glass and will in the bottle as well. However, it’s the palate that truly reveals what this wine is all about - beautifully textured and succulent, with lithe tannins and superbly integrated red and black fruits. While the wine achieves a rare sense of balance and harmony, there is solid fruit impact as well.
- Vintage
- 2010
- Appellation
- Napa Valley
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon 81%, Merlot 16%, Syrah 3%
- Alcohol by Volume
- 14.5%
- Cases Produced
- 336
- Drink/hold
- Now through 2025
- Release Email
Cam Confidential
Cam Confidential
Sourced from a $75/bottle producer with Hwy 29 frontage, the wine is is primarily upper-elevation Calistoga fruit grown about 750 feet off the valley floor. The other 20% of the overall blend is half Howell Mountain Cabernet and half Stagecoach Vineyard Cabernet. While we don’t know the exact oak regimen, we estimate about 35-40% new French oak on the wine.
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David Mac
Verified Purchase
2/6/2020
A Gran Dame!
Did anyone else hold on to this beaut?! I didn't want to push it too far into 2020, but I opened this one just last week. Enjoyed it after a stead dinner with dark chocolate, and later, a cigar. A big, fully bodied horse of a wine. I'm glad I kept it.
Josh
Verified Purchase
12/11/2014
Decent Cab, Good Value
I would not put this in the same class as many other CH Napa Cabs, still a good wine for the price I paid, especially considering the pedigree. Would recommend aerating at a minimum, definitely opened up after breathing for a while.
Vinopaul
Verified Purchase
7/22/2014
Nice Cab
This is another very good Cab for the price. Classic Black Cherry flavors. This goes great with almost everything even grilled chicken.
David
Verified Purchase
4/11/2014
Excellent Cab
Great value for the money. Exceptionally dry without sacrificing flavor.
Gerald
Verified Purchase
3/17/2014
Nice Cab
Not exactly like what I would expect of a typical "Napa" Cab, but certainly not bad, just different. Not much sweetness nor floral aroma, but a very solid, dry, plumb and coco taste. I found this wine to be fun and well worth the money!
Kristofer
12/16/2013
Excellent
This wine really blew me away. Had a nice, spicy flavor, and not too fruity. It's hard for me to describe what I found so appealing about it, but this wine was a definite winner in my book. Would go well with a steak or pasta with red sauce. It smells a lot fruitier than it tastes... an outstanding bottle.
North Beach Jessi
5/24/2013
yum!
nice burgundy color, smells like jam and strawberries, dark and not that fruity, finishes dry.
Katie from Redwood City
3/19/2013
Delicious!
This cab is not like other cabs. It's young and soft. Not as rich as other cabernets. Not quite bitter either. This wine could go well with just about any dinner. It's the Pinot Noir of Cabernets.
Mike
Verified Purchase
3/17/2013
Disappointed
Disappointing. I even tried the 24 hour decant. For this price range 400 or 404 are a better value.