<H1>Lot 72 2005 Napa Valley Meritage -- Cameron Hughes Wine Shopping Cart</H1> <B>$12.00</B> -- <I>Lot 72</I> <P> <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/chw/images/btl_lot_72.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="Lot 72 2005 Napa Valley Meritage" NAME="Lot 72 2005 Napa Valley Meritage" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> <b>Vintage:</b> 2005<br /><b>Appellation:</b>&nbsp; 80% St Helena, 20% Yountville<br /><b>Varietal:</b> 62% Merlot, 38% Cabernet<br /><b>Production:</b>&nbsp; 4200 cases<br /><b>Price:</b> $12<br /><b>Alcohol:</b> 14.5%<br /><b>Drink/Hold:</b> Now and through 2012<br /><b>Release Date:</b> September 2008<br /><br /><b>Taste:</b>&nbsp; Dark red, almost black, wine. Nose of ripe blackberry with chocolaty oak notes and hints of cassis. The midpalate is fleshy and ripe with more blackberry and cherry fruit and undertones of sweet espresso. Overall this wine is rich and round with medium grain tannins carrying the fruit nicely through the long finish.<br /><br /><b>Cameron Confidential:</b>&nbsp; Lot 72 highlights what is best about the Meritage designation, namely flexibility. We started this project with some very pricey Cabernet made by a prestigious Napa Estate dating back to the 70&#239;&#191;&#189;s and improved it with two fantastic 2005 Napa Merlot&#239;&#191;&#189;s which, due to be outside the &#239;&#191;&#189;buy cycle&#239;&#191;&#189; for bulk wines, we got for a song. The result is a wine CHW would normally sell for $17 ending up being $12 (or $9.99 in Costco). This wine is ready to drink now and is a total crowd pleaser. <br /><br />Also, if you were a big fan of Lot 23, this is about as close as we get.<br /></P> <P> <LI>SKU: LOT07205B <LI>Cost: $12.00 </P> <P><B>Other wines in the category <A HREF="http://store.chwine.com/Category6" TITLE="Red">Red</A>:</B> <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product185 TITLE="Holiday Gift Bag">Holiday Gift Bag</A> -- Holiday Gift Bag <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product95 TITLE="Lot 49 2004 Priorat D.O.Q.">Lot 49 2004 Priorat D.O.Q.</A> -- Lot 49 <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product80 TITLE="Lot 52 2006 Valle De Uco Malbec">Lot 52 2006 Valle De Uco Malbec</A> -- Lot 52 <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product103 TITLE="Lot 61 2006 McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon">Lot 61 2006 McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon</A> -- Lot 61 McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product126 TITLE="Lot 63 2005 Lake County Syrah">Lot 63 2005 Lake County Syrah</A> -- Lot 63 2005 Lake County Syrah <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product127 TITLE="Lot 64 2005 California Red Wine">Lot 64 2005 California Red Wine</A> -- Lot 64 2005 California Red Wine <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product128 TITLE="Lot 67 2005 Russian River Syrah">Lot 67 2005 Russian River Syrah</A> -- Lot 67 Russian River Syrah <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product134 TITLE="Lot 70 2006 Lodi Petite Sirah">Lot 70 2006 Lodi Petite Sirah</A> -- Lot 70 2006 Lodi Petite Sirah <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product133 TITLE="Lot 71 2004 Alexander Valley Cabernet">Lot 71 2004 Alexander Valley Cabernet</A> -- Lot 71 <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product155 TITLE="Lot 75 2006 Oak Knoll Cabernet">Lot 75 2006 Oak Knoll Cabernet</A> -- Lot 75 Oak Oak Knoll Cabernet <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product143 TITLE="Lot 77 2006 101 Year Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz">Lot 77 2006 101 Year Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz</A> -- Lot 77 2006 101 Year Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product158 TITLE="Lot 81 2006 Spring Mountain Cabernet">Lot 81 2006 Spring Mountain Cabernet</A> <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product159 TITLE="Lot 82 2006 Napa Valley Cabernet">Lot 82 2006 Napa Valley Cabernet</A> <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product136 TITLE="Lot 84 2006 Mount Veeder Cabernet">Lot 84 2006 Mount Veeder Cabernet</A> -- Lot 84 2006 Mount Veeder Cabernet <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product161 TITLE="Lot 85 2006 Napa Valley Meritage">Lot 85 2006 Napa Valley Meritage</A> <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product162 TITLE="Lot 86 2006 80 Year Old Vines Lodi Zinfandel">Lot 86 2006 80 Year Old Vines Lodi Zinfandel</A> <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product171 TITLE="Lot 93 2004 Rioja Tempranillo">Lot 93 2004 Rioja Tempranillo</A> <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product167 TITLE="Lot 94 2006 Oak Knoll Merlot">Lot 94 2006 Oak Knoll Merlot</A> <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://store.chwine.com/Product148 TITLE="Lot 99 2004 Lake County Cabernet Franc">Lot 99 2004 Lake County Cabernet Franc</A> </P> <BR clear=left><BR><P><A HREF="http://store.chwine.com" TITLE="Cameron Hughes Wine Wines">Cameron Hughes Wine Wines</A></P> <BR clear=left><BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR><A HREF="http://www.chwine.com">Cameron Hughes Wine</A> <BR>Cameron Hughes Wine Online Store powered by Nexternal <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="shopping cart software">shopping cart software</A>