I hate to sound like an adman, but Cameron Hughes does it again� a fantastic juice at an unbeatable price. Drank a test bottle of this with Pablo, Psylvia and Lily accompanied by apples and cheddar. Deep ruby color. A heady nose of blackberry and cassis. Luscious cassis flavor, a little on the sweet side with a greenish brier note.

Medium dark garnet. Interesting nose shows some cinnamon and mocha, dark berry. Lots of deep dark berry on the palate but great acidity and a solid grip of tannin gives this wine nice structure. Cinnamon, mocha, a little spice and the back. I first opened this last night. The big fruit was apparent from the get go but tannins from the 16% petite sirah just took over too quickly. I corked it, left it on the kitchen counter and sixteen hours in it is still evolving. The first noticeable difference is the softer, rounder, deeper fruit and just wonderful, coating mouthfeel The tannins are still very apparent but are much better integrated. I am really looking forward to drinking this wine with some pasta and sausage tonight. I think this wine really highlights Cameron's ability to blend grapes with very different tasting profiles to capture the best of each style of fruit and create just an amazingly complex final product. This stuff is a combination of old vine Lodi and Amador Zin, 16% petite, and 8% merlot. The tasting notes on the CH website shows chocolate covered raisins, but I am getting no raisiny, pruny flavors that always seem so prominent in the hot weather, big fruit zins on the market. Keep up the great work Cameron! 92 points

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