CAMERON
HUGHES CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2009 LOT 279
NAPA,
CALIFORNIA
By:
Ed “The Wine Guy”
We
are fortunate here at Harney's to have such a hard-to-find Cabernet
Sauvignon. Arguably, no area in the wine world gets the most out of
the Cabernet Sauvignon grape than California, and, no area in
California than Napa Valley. Location, location, location! After a
recent wine lecture, one of the audience said to me: "Thank you
for the geography lesson." She had grasped the meaning
of terroir:
the environmental conditions, especially climate and soil, in which
grapes are grown and that give a wine its unique aroma and flavor.
This Cabernet Sauvignon is a robust, chewy, dense, rich wine,
exhibiting aromas and flavors of plum, cassis/black currants (an
earthy-tasting berry), dark cherries, licorice, and vanilla. And,
there's even more: unmistakable hints of espresso and dark chocolate.