Taste: Black/dark-red color. Ethereally structured, almost concave nose that draws you down into the glass (I find this type of nose often on high-altitude, highly structured reds). Dusty mocha, vibrant cassis, and ripe blackberry on the nose with a chewy mid-palate of rich blackberry/blueberry fruit, plush mouthfeel, and bold tannins in a finish of dark chocolate and cassis. Fantastic!
Cameron Confidential: This is another "wow" wine from the mountain districts of Napa Valley. The Atlas Peak Cabernet is a bottling blend that we left totally untouched (except bottle it) as the winery projections for $85 Cabernet faded. The wine saw 51% new, 39% one year-old, and 10% two-year-old 59-gallon French oak barrels. The grapes were grown at elevations between 1,400 and 2,400 feet in poor soils well above the fog line. Again, sourced from an $85-per-bottle program and potentially our best Cabernet to date—certainly up there with Lots 16 and 47, and, in my humble opinion, even better. We tasted this on some industry folks earlier this week, and they were simply blown away. Drink or hold, you've got 15+ years of cellar capability on this wine.
Lot 120
2006 Atlas Peak Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage: 2006
- Appellation: Atlas Peak
- Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
- Alcohol by volume: 14.5%
- Production: 1,073 cases
- Release date: March 12, 2009
- Drink/Hold: Now and through 2024
- Online availability: Sold out
Downloads
- Lot 120 sell sheet (pdf)
- Vons signage (pdf)
- Lot 120 small notes (pdf)
