CAM X Lot 3 & Lot 7 Mix and Match FUTURES OFFER (12 bottles)

From producer Cameron Hughes:

100% Coombsville estate vineyard? Check.
Legendary consulting winemaker? Check.
Luxury 50-60% new French oak barrel regimen? Check.
$100-$150+ pedigree juice? Check

Those of you who have been with me for a while know I am a huge Coombsville fan.  Beautifully aromatic with plenty of backbone, Coombsville Cabernet's combine verve and complexity with robust, energetic structures. 

Lot 7 2023 Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon comes to us from an estate vineyard with the classic soil substructure of cobbly loam, small volcanic rocks and ash that, along with the fantastic diurnal swing of San Pablo bay, combine to make the wines from this region so distinctive.

The producer initially offered us two separate Lots: one from their Coombsville appellation program along with a small lot of 3 barrels from their very expensive estate vineyard designate Cabernet program (~25% of the overall blend). I initially wanted to keep them separate but they blended beautifully (and the logistics and losses involved with bottling three barrels are a PITA) so it was an easy decision to blend these together.

The source winery offers their Coombsville Cabernet for over $100/bottle and we can see the 2020 and 2021 vintages still in the market selling between $100 and $140. The estate vineyard designate program runs well north of $300/bottle. Both programs routinely score in the 93-100 point range from the major critics. Without a doubt a Top 10 player in Coombsville.

From producer Cameron Hughes:

Our next offering hails from one of my favorite Napa Cabernet producers. Their wines pitch right up the middle stylistically, combining a rich-yet-elegant, approachable style with well-deployed oak regimens and a built-to-last structure. While the focus is typically on Cabernet clones, today's release hails from what I suspect is their ~$100 "Reserve" program bottling that captures their top barrels from Napa's top appellations. Today's release is a blend of Coombsville, Yountville, Rutherford and St. Helena AVA Cabernet Sauvignon plus 4% Merlot and 2% Petite Verdot and 2% Malbec.

Bottling blend? I can't be sure to be honest, but we loved it at first sight and are bottling it pretty much as-is (we blended in 2% Malbec).

Absolute classic Napa Valley Cabernet from and absolute classic vintage destined to go down in history as one of Napa's finest. I have purchased plenty of wine from these folks in the past but nothing like this. Trust me, I never would have gotten my hands on this wine in any other market conditions. 

Did I mention it's another screaming value?