Taste: Black wine with purple rim. Toasty oak, chocolate, and cassis on the nose, with an ethereal entry of highly structured fruit. Obviously, this is mountain-grown elevation fruit. Sweet black tea, mocha, and berry notes are feathered in with smooth tannins and cigar smoke. This wine is full bodied but much more sprightly on its feet than, say, Lot 82 Napa Valley Cabernet, which is dense with fruit sweetness. Here, the tannic structure is more akin to a fine Barolo with its slightly lighter color but fantastic structure. Again, iron fist/velvet glove is a great descriptor here. Extremely refined Cabernet here that is in need of decanting, for sure. Of course, this wine will improve beautifully in the bottle over the next 10 to 15 years.
Cameron Confidential: Like in the case of Lot 82, I have no idea where this wine originated other than it's from the Spring Mountain District of Napa Valley. Again, I got it from a guy who got it from a guy. This wine is superior to Lot 33 2005 Spring Mountain Cabernet both in terms of its openness and the prevalent new oak. Clearly one of the best Cabernets we have ever released and—like Lot 82—just a baby.
Lot 81
2006 Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage: 2006
- Appellation: Spring Mountain
- Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
- Alcohol by volume: 14.5%
- Production: 700 cases
- Release date: November 17, 2008
- Drink/Hold: Now and through 2024
- Online availability: Sold out
Downloads
- Lot 81 small notes (pdf)
- Lot 81 8.5 x 11 (pdf)
- Lot 81 sign (pdf)
