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Lot 662 | 2016 Sonoma Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon
A superstar Cabernet from Sonoma Valley you'll definitely want to pick up by the case - compare at $100/bottle.
$29.00
(57 Reviews)
Wine Details
Pours just a shade off squid ink. Opens with lovely white flower florals, ripe blackberry, black cherry, and toasty oak all coming together in what is already a gorgeous nose despite only now beginning to unwind. With just a few minutes of air the aromatics get really vibrant – there’s a real electricity to the fruit here. Generous on the palate with supple, fine-grained, well-proportioned tannins all beautifully balanced with rich black fruit echoing through a lengthy finish.
- Vintage
- 2016
- Appellation
- Sonoma Valley
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Alcohol by Volume
- 15.5%
- Cases Produced
- 450
- Drink/hold
- Now through 2028
- Release Email
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Cam Confidential
Produced by a Napa Valley winery from a Sonoma Valley vineyard just west of the famed Monte Rosso Vineyard (and by just west I mean maybe a few hundred yards down the hillside), this wine was an absolute standout, not only holding its own but outperforming Oakville and Rutherford offerings from the same winery at double the price.
Dark, inky, and exquisite, it’s a beautiful Cabernet that perfectly sums up the 2016 vintage with its combination of power, finesse, beguiling aromatics, and supple mouthfeel. Perfectly proportioned in every way and a terrific testament to underappreciated terroir of the cooler hillside regions in the southern portions of Sonoma Valley, this is some of the classiest juice you’ll ever see at $29/bottle – not surprising, given the fruit for this wine was the anchor component in a $100/bottle Icon-level Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Beverly
Verified Purchase
8/6/2020
Perfect Blending of Components
We enjoyed Lot 697 earlier in the week, then this one last night. This has more to offer - more smoothness in the mouthfeel, more aroma, and generally more complex. It didn't have the cassis of 697, and we thought it was an excellent pairing with ribeye. We let it decant for an hour.
Steve
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4/26/2020
Very Good, Let it Rest
Dark yet vibrant. Really complex and interesting wine from Sonoma. Enjoyed it even though the alcohol, at over 15%, worried me that it might overpower. Not the case at all. Still a baby even here in 2020, let it sit for a while and you will be rewarded with yet another excellent value.
David
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4/6/2020
Fantastic Sonoma cabernet
I knew I should have ordered more...Cam is training me to try all of the Club wines asap, because the good ones disappear!
Jeff
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3/3/2020
Even better this year
Just opened a bottle of this cab after waiting a year and it is better than I remember it from last year. I think I will like it even more next year. Still not as good as some of the Napa offerings like 663 and 664 but definitely growing on me.
David
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2/1/2020
Aromatic Sonoma cabernet
Aromatic Sonoma cabernet- this is one of my favorites- opened a bottle tonight and enjoyed tremendously without food. I'm going to keep another bottle until next years (2021) Super bowl game. Sorry, guys, sold out!
Chris
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1/2/2020
Napa-like Cab
Sonoma is amazing but I still think of Napa when drinking Cabs and this drinks very well even right out of the bottle through an aerator. I would never guess 15.5% alcohol because it is so easy and pleasant to drink. Not quite as severe and hot as some recent cabs I have had. We couldn't define it, but my wife said it has a spa quality, a vanilla sandalwood smooth aroma. Will buy again! Based on other reviews, I think that the extra 6 months have helped it mellow.
Brian
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10/24/2019
Not one of my favorites
Maybe I had a bad bottle or a particularly bad day at the office. All my notes say is 'Looked good coming from the decanter to the glass, but the nose was disappointing. Limited flavor profile and not paring well with the meal.' Unfortunately I did not write down what the meal was.
Patricia
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8/27/2019
Nice one
This wine was part of my wine club delivery. I’m so glad we got it. I would have never have picked on my own. It’s rich, bold, and just so very good. I have already ordered more.
BJ
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6/25/2019
Gorgeous Color and Nose
Probably too soon to drink, but gave it a 2 1/2 hr decant and gave it a go. The color is dark and delicious. After the decant, it still took adding more air, via swirling the glass, to bring out deep, rich aromas. I would drink this again and again, if offered, but I think it may need more time in the bottle to fulfill its excellence. I will save the remaining bottle a couple more years.
Randy
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5/16/2019
This is a keeper!
Just pouring it in the glass gives a clue... intense, inky. It does explode, if it has enough air. Decanting it and giving it some breathing room will unlock its full potential. Of course, holding on it for a couple of years is also good! Great value for the price.