<h1>Lot 103 2006 Napa Valley Meritage -- Cameron Hughes Wine Shopping Cart</h1>
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<b>Vintage: </b>2006<b><br />Appellation: </b>Napa Valley - 83% Rutherford, 17% St. Helena<b><br />Varietal: </b>50% Cabernet, 35% Merlot, 15% Carmenere<b><br />Price: </b>$14 (compare at $50+)<br /><b>Alcohol: </b>14.5%<b><br />Production: </b>8,000 cases<b><br />Drink/Hold: </b>Now and through 2022<b><br />Release Date: </b>February 2009<b><br /><br />Taste: </b>Deep dark, black purple rim reveals a youthful nose of blackberries, cassis hints of eucalyptus/bell pepper and that classic Rutherford dust (ahhh, the smell of Rutherford). Deeply structured on the palate and, again, very youthful. You will want to decant this wine for sure. <b><br /><br />Cameron Confidential: </b>We secured the Rutherford Cabernet component for this wine before Cab prices began to climb and the merlot components come from $60-100/bottle programs from famous Napa Wineries. Due to the down market for merlot we were able to source this whole blend at a very "effective" price. The merlot components, along with dollop of carmenere, really buff up this blend in terms of structure and richness.<br /><br />It's important to note the difference between this wine and our past meritage blends which were merlot based and a bit softer in style. The cabernet in this blend, along with the really intense merlot and caremenere components creates a blend much more in the traditional style of Napa Meritage wines - highly structured and intense but with an approachability achieved through the magic of blending.<br /><br /></p>
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