Reviews
Lot 750 | 2018 Spring Mountain
Cabernet Sauvignon
A terroir-focused Cabernet from the tiny Spring Mountain District!
$25.00
(143 Reviews)
Wine Details
Classically deep ruby on the pour with a dark core, this is every bit as smooth with supple tannins as you'd expect from this AVA. Excellent concentration is achieved from the area's steep slopes, and classic dark fruits carry across the nose as expected. The palate is all terroir – there’s very little fruit to be found at this age, though some cellar time may reveal a bit more since it's still just a baby. The finish is dry (almost French in a way), with cool earth and crushed florals demarcated by a lighter styling than one might expect. At a time when Napa Cabs are increasingly flirting with the 16% ABV throughout the valley, the restraint shown here is a welcome change of pace.
- Vintage
- 2018
- Appellation
- Spring Mountain
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Alcohol by Volume
- 14.2%
- Cases Produced
- 1000
- Drink/hold
- Now through 2030
- Release Email
Cam Confidential
Cam Confidential
High on the slopes of the Mayacamas Mountains separating Napa and Sonoma, the tiny Spring Mountain District AVA is known among Napa Valley insiders for producing some of the most collectible wines in North Coast wine country. Here, a number of local wineries have a reputation of being run by eccentric owners who haven’t changed much about their wines in decades – folks who couldn’t care less about the latest style of winemaking that the critics consider en vogue.
Lot 750 is one such example, offering something we rarely see on our Napa treasure hunts these days – a showcase of terroir. Sourced from a historic family estate with vineyards planted on the steep rocky slopes on the east side of Spring Mountain, the wine is a focused, concentrated Cab that was crafted with a level of restraint – fruit was picked early before becoming overripe, and the taste of the land is fully apparent. With a cellar-worthy tannin structure and relatively low ABV (by current Napa standards), all indications are this wine has a graceful long life ahead of it.
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Jack
Verified Purchase
7/17/2021
Best Cab
We ordered a case of this one. Love the dry-fish smoke and vanilla. Very nice
Jack
Verified Purchase
7/17/2021
Good cab
It is nice to have a dry cab on occasion. Would have bought more. CH reds don't disappoint
Mary Ann
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7/7/2021
Just okay
We opened this bottle one night finished the next, not one of our favorites, found it too dry for our taste. We enjoyed of course, but not one we would reorder.
Benjamin
Verified Purchase
7/6/2021
Nice and rich
Beautiful rich colors with the flavors to match.
Was ready to buy more. I love the Napa wines.
Jessica
Verified Purchase
6/21/2021
Very Good!
Enjoyed this cab, pretty dry on the finish. slight smokey.
Barbara
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6/17/2021
Full and silky
Beautifully full in the mouth; deep and silky. Delicious for sipping and with pizza!
Niel
Verified Purchase
6/9/2021
middle of the road
Perhaps I didn't let it breathe long enough. Nice but not great
BJ
Verified Purchase
6/4/2021
Happy Birthday
Waited and waited and we decided to try one for my Birthday. After a 90 minute decant we were greeted with a deep, gorgeous color and full bodied and flavored winner. Fortunately have a half case in the wine refridge so can let the rest rest longer. This will only improve with age and rate even higher than 5 stars!
Gary
Verified Purchase
6/2/2021
Just Okay
I found this wine to be tart and it didn't have a good finish. It wasn't terrible but I won't be ordering this again.
Artemis
Verified Purchase
5/30/2021
Very Very Good
We liked this wine, and found that it was best after it had the opportunity to breathe for about a day or so. Not as great (to us at least) as some of the others, but still very very good. However, the bar has been set so high at CH Wine, that we are slicing the distinctions quite fine. A great value, but not the best value (to us at least) of the CH Wines.