CAM X Lot 4 & Lot 10 Mix and Match FUTURES OFFER (12 bottles)

From producer Cameron Hughes:

Lot 4 is the archetype for Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, representing Burgundian purity at its best!

Lot 4 2023 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay comes to us from what many winemakers claim is the finest vineyard for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in California. Located just outside of Freestone on a south facing hillside of Goldridge soils at 400-800 feet, this is truly one of California's Grand Cru sites for Burgundian varietals. Similar to other Grand Cru sites like Ritchie Vineyard, vintners compete for the rights to purchase fruit from this vineyard with bottle prices ranging from $60 all the way up to $150.

But, by the sounds of it, they shall compete no more. The vineyard was recently purchased and new ownership is taking all the fruit in-house. Turns out my winemaker is friendly with their winemaker and we got a phone call that ownership was trimming their sails on the inaugural bottling, would we like first crack at the excess gallonage? Hell, yeah.

Quite frankly, I was in just on the first sniff. The wine came with a price, however, as I paid twice the market rate to close. Nevertheless, I still think it's a fantastic deal, especially when you consider their plan is to launch their brand well north of $100/bottle. 

Trust me on this one folks, if you love racy, lip-smacking acidity with tremendous purity and complexity, this beautiful Burgundian-styled Chardonnay is right up your alley.

From producer Cameron Hughes:

With great numbers comes great responsibility! So, how about some Mountain Muscle?

Legendary Hillside vineyard? Check.
Insider blocks? Check.
90% new French oak? Check.
$200+/bottle price point? Check.
Producer bottling blend? Check.

Showcasing a combination of hillside meets mountain power, Lot 10 2023 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a huge, ripe, muscular combination of meaty yet high-toned Coombsville fruit (58%) blended with 42% of some of the Cabernet best blocks from the massive "vineyard that must not be named" that straddles Atlas Peak to Pritchard Hill (I used to source fruit from this vineyard so I know it well; however, to be honest, I was never able to work my way into these blocks as they were reserved for the who's who of consulting winemakers/luxury brands). Aged in~90% new French oak (Taransaud, Francois Freres, Seguin Moreau, etc.) and built for a $200+/bottle price tag, it easily has the stuffing to go 20+ years in your cellar.

Originally intended as a new, Icon-level offering for their portfolio (the program names are built into the lot codes), the producer simply wanted to reduce inventories and we split the final blend. The wine just hit our barn last week and goes into the bottle at the end of the month. There are approximately 200 cases available.