Taste: Black wine with a reddish rim. This wine is a concentrated explosion of black currants, raspberries, and chocolate. Ripe, dark, and intense throughout, with highly structured fruit and tannins that deliver the big, brooding fruit with silky viscosity. The acidity carries the flavors a long way, and while this wine would benefit from a long sleep in the cellar, it is accessible now, especially if you have a lamb chop handy.
Cameron Confidential: This is yet another one of Sam's amazing Cabernet finds. You must understand that we roll where the values are in the market, and right now, they are to be found in ultra-premium wines. That explains the $22 price point on some of our recent Cabs. They may be at the high end of the spectrum for us, but they also represent some of the best deals we've ever offered.
Like a Rutherford or an Oakville cab, this wine is super fat. There are certain types of wine that we send in to the critics, looking for low- to mid-90-point scores—and this is one of those wines. This wine came to us from the same winemaker that crafted Lot 143, another great Cabernet from Howell Mountain. Lot 149 comes from Mount George (located just back behind Napa proper), which has recently been a trending region in the wine world. We sourced this wine from a vineyard located just next door to famous Cabernet producer Jarvis—it has amazing soil for vines, but it just hasn't been assigned an AVA yet. If you like an enormous Cabernet, this one is a steal for $22.
Lot 149
2007 Napa Valley (Mount George) Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage: 2007
- Alcohol by volume: 14.6%
- Production: 1,700 cases
- Release date: November 17, 2009
- Drink/Hold: Now/2020
- Online availability: Sold out
Downloads
- Lot 149 sell sheet (pdf)
