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Lot 545 | 2012 Napa Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon
91 pts, Wine Spectator; Gold Medal, TexSom International Wine Awards; Gold Medal, 90 pts, 2015 Winemaker Challenge; Powerful, stunning Cabernet from Coombsville District Meteor Vineyard
$29.00
(68 Reviews)
Wine Details
In the glass, the wine looks like pen ink mixed with ox blood – dark and sensual. Exotic spice is mixed with iodine, crushed white flower, sweet red fruit, ripe blackberry, molten licorice, crushed granite and smoky oak. Complex and exuberant up top, dense and brooding down low, with a granite spine right up the middle. Silky smooth entry on the palate, redolent with rich red fruit, licorice, and crushed rock that mingle in a wave of formidable tannins that last forever.
- Vintage
- 2012
- Appellation
- Napa Valley
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Alcohol by Volume
- 14.9%
- Cases Produced
- 800
- Drink/hold
- Now through 2025
- Release Email
Cam Confidential
Cam Confidential
Meteor Vineyard is the epicenter of Coombsville. Here, grace and elegance melds with power and intensity. It’s an amazing property managed by the “Obi-Wan” of vineyard managers, Mike Wolf (he also planted the vineyard in 1999). Its aspect, elevation, and stony rich volcanic soil make for an optimal Cabernet Sauvignon site. The list of producers sourcing here is a who’s who of blue chip Napa Valley cult wineries.
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Richard
Verified Purchase
1/2/2021
Coombsville!
One of my first purchases from CH Wine, I was pleasantly surprised to find a bottle in my stash. This wine just gets better with age. Enjoyed on Christmas Day with Beef Tenderloin. I love Coombsville! More please!
Jeffrey
Verified Purchase
5/15/2020
Still Outstanding
This was a $29 list wine when it came out. We had our third to the last bottle tonight with lobster risotto. It opened, blossomed quickly, and with a few minutes of air was ready to go. OMG. This would easily be a $175 bottle of CAB now . So smooth. So aromatic. Deeply purple and aromas of rich blackberries. I could drink all remaining bottles right now. Thank you Cam fo finding these jewels for us. I can’t wait for this years crop of big Cabs to come out this Fall. Sadly, I only have storage for 36 cases at a time. I am finishing these great 2012’s and 2013’s and moving on to the 2014’s and 2015’s.
roger
Verified Purchase
12/11/2019
Great wine
Hitting all the right notes. This wine is continuing its development. Really tasty i opens up with oaky cedary notes and black fruits- some tobacco notes after an hour. Peak drinking over the next 2-4 years IMHO. 7/25/19
EdR
Verified Purchase
1/11/2019
Big wine that needs more time
Sweet concentrated nose with nice fruit. Even after an hour in the glass, it was still closed. The next day, it had finally opened up to show its beauty. This wine is a licorice bomb! I have a couple more bottles and plan to open up on each year in January until they are gone.
Mark
2/23/2017
Stunning
Found this in my wine cooler...I forgot it was there. Wow!! This is a lush mouth filling Cab that lingers. Although I'm not a fruit bomb person, this is fruity without being too cloying. I adored this juice.
Roger
Verified Purchase
11/28/2016
This wine is coming into its own
Still lots of room to grow. The tannins are marrying with the fruit and its a serious fruit bomb. Blackberry cassis, has it all. Medium full bodied. Glad I have some still. Hang on to it...
GLC
Verified Purchase
3/19/2016
Great mouthfeel
Honestly this is probably my favorite cab from CH. It is so approachable, and is very good by itself and great with meals. I wish there was more of this. I bought a case of the 2013, but it needs a lot more time.
Jason
Verified Purchase
12/11/2015
Incredible wine – incredible value!
Opened a bottle of Lot 545 last week – amazing! Simply one of the best Cabs I’ve ever had, and certainly the best value. Picked up several bottles of the 2013 version - Lot 599, and cannot wait to try. Another incredible Cab!
Tom
Verified Purchase
12/3/2015
this is what wine should tast like
Just opened my first bottle and WOW...this is what wine should taste like. Full body, rich, smooth and chewy. a sip goes a long way. its awesome now and this baby can age another 10-20 years. this is the best Cab ive ever tasted. wish i had bot more. look forward to the 2013 lots
Dom
Verified Purchase
11/26/2015
Beautifu powerfull Fruit forward Cab, but still needs more time.
Opened first bottle beautiful ink purple Color and powerful fruit forward aroma, let decant for 1 + hours before first glass, first sip indicate a fruit bomb and spicy flavor and excellent long term potential, but still a bit rough time around the edges, after 2 hours it softened up a bit and starting to show great potential. This will develop into a beautiful wine over the next few years, but needs a minimum of two more years in the bottle before I open the next bottle.