Reviews
Wine Details
Deep ruby on the pour with a translucent core, the nose is redolent and immediate with chocolate-covered cherries, menthol, and eucalyptus with red fruits buried down deep within the core – this is the baby of a beast. The palate is exceptionally balanced, with excellent acidity, black cherry, bramble, and fresh-turned soils framed by small velvety tannins. The finish is long, reaching for cassis, vanilla, and soft leather, but settling into waves of earthy umami – an exceptional expression of Old World blending with New World fruit.
- Vintage
- 2016
- Appellation
- Napa Valley
- Grape
- Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec
- Alcohol by Volume
- 14.5%
- Cases Produced
- 800
- Drink/hold
- Now through 2027
- Release Email
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Cam Confidential
Lot 695 is a “shiner” (bottled wine with no label) lot we picked up that’s already spent years in the cellar and is ready for prime time. A blend of Merlot, Cabernet, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec from vineyards in St Helena, Oakville, Diamond Mountain, and Rutherford, the wine is literally a greatest hits collection of Napa Valley’s top sub-regions. Artfully blended by outstanding winemaking talent and aged in 100% French oak for two years before bottling, it’s an absolutely sublime bottle and a worthy rival to its Right Bank counterparts across the pond.
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Arielle
Verified Purchase
7/25/2021
I really enjoyed this!
Smells dried cranberry, cherry pie, milk chocolate
Tastes medium tannins, dark chocolate
Sharon
Verified Purchase
7/25/2021
Good Fruit, Funky Vanilla Finish
Blueberry, blackberry, and oak on the nose. Taste is blueberry, hint of blackberry, and oak with moderate tannins and a funky vanilla note. Finish is the same with a long, funky vanilla linger. Decent fruit overshadowed by a funky finish.
Phil
Verified Purchase
7/19/2021
California Right Bank Bordeaux Blend
I have reordered this beauty 3 times. It’s a legitimate blend of the Right Bank Bordeaux’s leading with Merlot. It’s got complexity, smoothness and a dry finish. A definite Buy.
Jack
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7/17/2021
woah its good
CH Meritages are usually good and this one is. very good balance of a bold and easy red. yum. Jim
Stephanie
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7/8/2021
Good stuff!
I'm really becoming a fan of the Meritage and this one doesn't disappoint! Mega body and smoooooth!
DAVID
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7/8/2021
CH wins again! A terrific red blend.
I love red blends and this one is a winner. Full-bodied, great fruit flavors, and full of flavor. Don't miss this one.
Kathleen
Verified Purchase
7/6/2021
Looks Special
Saving for a special day!
Kenneth
Verified Purchase
7/6/2021
4.5 Stars?
I debated on giving this wine 4 stars because it is a little pricey as far as Cameron's offerings go. But, this Meritage knocked my socks off with a decanting and a little breathing, and I didn't want to take away from its well-deserved 5-star ranking.
Charles
Verified Purchase
7/5/2021
Good, but
This is another pleasing Meritage, but not as great as the other one currently available.
Another good series for CH.
Marc
Verified Purchase
7/5/2021
Excellent blend
Really smooth and balanced blend, lots of fruit and complexity, great tannins to structure this big red