Reviews
Lot 701 | 2017 Napa Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon
Gold Medal, San Francisco Int'l Wine Competition; Sourced from a $130/bottle program and produced by first class winemaking talent. An exceptional wine at an exceptional price.
$29.00
(112 Reviews)
Wine Details
Absolutely explodes out of the glass with a soaring perfumed nose of cassis, purple flowers, and plum underscored by cocoa nibs and French oak. Phenomenal upon entry, the wine is strikingly balanced, with beautiful structure and delineation of purple fruits, cherries, and raspberries that drink like mountain or hillside fruit. The tannins and finish exhibit everything we love about the integration of French oak and Napa Cabernet.
- Vintage
- 2017
- Appellation
- Napa Valley
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Alcohol by Volume
- 15.8%
- Cases Produced
- 1000
- Drink/hold
- Now through 2029
- Release Email
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Cam Confidential
Lot 701 comes to us from a family estate on the west side of Oak Knoll, home to grapes planted in phenomenal dirt and produced by a winemaking team boasting first-class talent and pedigree (and scores in the upper 90s by Parker, if that tickles your fancy). Originally slated for a $130/bottle program, this wine showcases some of the best French oak I’ve seen all year, and drinks like a mountain/hillside wine due to the incredible drainage of those alluvial vineyard soils.
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Christopher
Verified Purchase
3/26/2020
A very nice get!
Thanks , a wonderful wine
Natalie
Verified Purchase
3/25/2020
More, please!
Yet another amazing Napa cab I can’t replenish in my stash!!! After letting it breathe a little . . . It was even better!
PK
Verified Purchase
3/14/2020
The Best
Simply the best CH has (had!) to offer. Sad it's gone but so glad to have had it! Smooth and full of big blackberry flavor. Superb.
Michael
Verified Purchase
3/11/2020
Had to Buy Again
This is a very BOLD red with deep earthy notes. Had it once and had to buy it again. Luckily got another 2 bottles before it was gone!
Julie
Verified Purchase
3/7/2020
Best of CH
Wow too! I think this was the best wine I have tasted from all of the CH wines. From the first sip I knew it was going to be special, so I slowed down to savor each sip. Unfortunately they are out of stock because I would order an extra case.
Robert
Verified Purchase
2/29/2020
Wow!
Plush, round, and fat. And very smooth. Decanted for about an hour. Worth the wait, it really opens up. Classic Napa Cab flavor profile. I can’t pick out all the components, but there’s a lot going on here and all working together in a seamless, delicious harmony of flavors. Wish I had more, but I ordered 6 of this and 6 of the 702 when they first came out. A brilliant buy, if I say so myself. Still, wish I had more. I would put this in the upper $100 range, easy. I’ve had juice in that range I liked either as much or not as much.
More 701 please.
Roger
Verified Purchase
2/28/2020
Great Cabernet
This wines needs an hour to open up. Those that taste it pnp will be disappointed because this wine blossoms in the glass with time. It becomes a nice grippy wine with cedar and blackberry. Some will not like this wine because of the oak, me I love it. Glad I have some in the cellar.
Sara
Verified Purchase
2/26/2020
Wish it had more umph
For a Cab I wanted this to be more complex and smooth. I didn't get what I was expecting. Not that I thought it wasn't a great wine. It just didn't wow me like I thought it would.
Susan
Verified Purchase
2/26/2020
Great with Steak
Wonderful wine......nothing left to say.
Peter
Verified Purchase
2/26/2020
Not my favorite but still very good
I give 701 a four star rating. I love the color and felt like it was really smooth. The only negative was that it wasn't as full bodied as I expected. With that said, it's still very drinkable, and enjoyable bottle of Cabernet.