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Wine Details
Opens with aromas of pepper, acacia flower, and graphite. Bone dry on the palate, with good tannins and delicately inflected blackberry and plums. A lively, chiseled wine with nice fresh acidity and great length – the clean, bright flavors with chocolatey black fruit underpinning will be sure to keep you coming back for more. It’s just beginning to open up, so I recommend an hour decant before drinking.
- Vintage
- 2016
- Appellation
- Walla Walla Valley
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Alcohol by Volume
- 14.4%
- Cases Produced
- 1200
- Drink/hold
- Now through 2026
- Release Email
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Cam Confidential
Washington state continues to surge upward as a premier winegrowing region. However, the cost of doing business up there isn’t quite that of the North Coast, so there are still terrific opportunities to be found on Cabernet. Enter Lot 628 - sourced from a single vineyard planted to silt-loam soils of one of the oldest wineries in the Walla Walla Valley (with perhaps more Cabernet growing experience than anyone else in the entire state), the quality of winemaking here is first class, and I was able to get it for an incredible price.
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Meredith
Verified Purchase
4/5/2020
Fantastic!
I absolutely loved this cab! It was a very easy drink, and having just moved to WA, I was proud that such a great wine came from my new local region!
Brian
Verified Purchase
4/4/2020
great juice
Not oaky. Not tannic. Definitely not Napa. Nor should it be coming from WA. The grape is the star here. Wonderful mid palate and finish. I bought more
Robertrrere
Verified Purchase
4/2/2020
so good
loved it
Lauren
Verified Purchase
3/30/2020
Not my favorite
Cameron Hughes has gotten some pretty good cabs for great prices. This one is good, but compared to others on here not as good.
Gerri
Verified Purchase
3/27/2020
Good Washington Cab!
Surprised myself in liking this Cab. Love the blackberry flavors. Great everyday wine for the price.
Kevin
Verified Purchase
3/26/2020
Good, drink now cab
This is a nice full-bodied cab. It paired nicely with a steak tonight. I was a bit surprised by its lack of tannins, so I doubt it will improve substancially over time. If you are looking for a very good drink now cab, grab some of these and put the Napa bottles in your cellar.
Chris
Verified Purchase
3/18/2020
Great flavor, Great QPR
I really enjoy drinking this wine. Love the Blackberry, Chocolate flavors with the warmth of 14% alcohol. I think it is priced about right in the CH library. Not a Napa Cab, but steps above lesser Cabernet appellations. $19 grocery store wine does not, cannot compete. I will buy more!
rob
Verified Purchase
3/9/2020
nice cab
I usually buy California cabs but this is great for under $20!
Noreen
Verified Purchase
3/5/2020
Great Walla Walla
Full body, great value
Jeff
Verified Purchase
3/2/2020
Not a big fan of Washington cabs, but this is good stuff.
Washington cabs are usually too acidic and not enough tannins for my taste and not enough flavor. I still like to try them from time to time. This one is quite good. The nose on it is huge. The tannins are more like a California cab, so that is good. It has just a bit more acidity than I'd like.