Cameron Hughes Lot 337 Meritage

Cameron Hughes

Other · Merlot Red Bordeaux Blend
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86 /100
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2010 Other 86/100
Merlot, Red Bordeaux Blend
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Taster #5587 · Oct 13, 2020
78/100
Adequate. Drink now if you have it, but don’t serve it to good friends. A mother-in-Law wine.
2010 vintage
Taster #9201 · Sep 29, 2019
88/100
88: A solid Merlot that has mellowed even more with age. Great purplish color. Very drinkable.
2010 vintage
Taster #0201 · Dec 25, 2017
89/100
Who knows why... This bottle was great. Fully developed, rich body, full flavors, not at all old, not too big, and not too small. No sign of anything off, and just wish we had more in the cellar.
2010 vintage
Taster #7933 · Jul 19, 2016
82/100
Good with food. Okay for a casual dinner with limited wine expectations. Paired nicely with grilled chicken on barbecue.
2010 vintage
Taster #6649 · Jul 8, 2015
75/100
As with our last bottle, sadly this 2010 has gone off, oxy-flavored and perhaps a bit of cork as well. Was terrific in its youth, but now just good enough to add to a marinade.
2010 vintage
Taster #6649 · May 25, 2015
Sadly, this one was badly corked. Disappointing, as we loved the last bottle we consumed.
2010 vintage
Taster #7933 · Apr 24, 2015
82/100
Drinkable, but not a great wine. Pleasant, but a letdown from other Cameron Hughes wines we have.
2010 vintage
Taster #6649 · Feb 13, 2015
89/100
This is one of the CH lots that lives up to its promise. Classic Rutherford, with just the right balance of Bordeaux grapes to deliver a tasty, incredible-QPR experience. Blind, I'd describe as a second-tier top of the line blend from Rutherford, and a likely price point of $60+. Beautiful dark purple-black color, rich aromas of black fruit and leather, with a rich mouthfeel and explosive flavors of blackberry, black cherry, cassis, baking spice and plum sauce, tinged with some …
2010 vintage
Taster #6238 · Jan 26, 2015
89/100
Juicy ripe dark fruit, spice mocha and earth flavor with fine dusty tannins.
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Taster #1558 · Dec 30, 2014
91/100
Black fruit, some spice. Great structure. Not your typical Merlot.
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Taster #1558 · Oct 17, 2014
91/100
See prior notes. Really a great wine. Needs to breath just a bit - maybe 1/2 hour.
2010 vintage
Taster #5424 · Sep 30, 2014
88/100
Dark ruby red, cherry, cassis, berry, cocoa, even a bit of smoke. Enjoyed by all.
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Taster #1558 · Jul 21, 2014
90/100
Smoke, dark chocolate, olive, spice, earth, mushroom, medium heavy body, cocoa. Dark chocolate gets stronger as time goes by - really changed after being vacuvin sealed overnight. One of us thought the smoke aroma got stronger the longer it was in the glass.
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Taster #5721 · Jul 13, 2014
83/100
This was disappointing. Right out of the bottle, my palate mainly sensed vegetal notes, probably due to pyrazines. (Some refer to this as "bell pepper.") Even after extended breathing, the fruit barely emerged. Did not finish the bottle.
2010 vintage
Taster #5775 · May 12, 2014
88/100
Waited 1.5 yrs from first note, decanted 30 min, crisp ruby color, light cherry/spice nose, lighter mouthfeel than expected, medium length finish with some tannins and spice, tartness has subsided, solid easy-drinking Merlot for non-Cab friends, bumped up 4 pts to group avg.
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Taster #0353 · Feb 9, 2014
87/100
Very drinkable -- gulpable, even -- if a little on the simple side. This showed bright red fruit and had a decent enough backbone to provide some structure, though there was a touch of heat on the relatively short finish. I would be a buyer again if I could find this closer to $10, but not at the $18 that I did pay.
2010 vintage
Taster #4371 · Jan 23, 2014
87/100
Bright, fruity, elegant Merlot; soft mouthfeel and a smooth balance. Not much complexity.
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Taster #8290 · Dec 13, 2013
86/100
Nice cab fruit on the nose, some black currant, pleasant dark fruit fairly light and quaffable. Ok party wine. Decent QPR
2010 vintage
Taster #8713 · Nov 27, 2013
85/100
good QPR, but way more bite for a Merlot based blend than I expected. A good wine, but not a favorite of the many CH choices. I guess I perfer a bigger Cab or a smoother meritage...
2010 vintage
Taster #1393 · Nov 25, 2013
89/100
Quite tannic but quite pleasant. Needs time to mellow out.
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Taster #6687 · Oct 31, 2013
88/100
Smooth east drinking
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Taster #4637 · Oct 22, 2013
89/100
Very pleasant drinker with blackberry, black cherry, California bay leaf notes. Good with meal but even better on its own. Nursed a glass after dinner. QPR is very good.
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Taster #1579 · Oct 18, 2013
89/100
Very nice, lots of GBP.
2010 vintage
Taster #9067 · Sep 25, 2013
87/100
As has been noted this is a nice mid week drinker. Unique. Ripe cherry cough syrup, dry earth and smoked bacon. Would never have blindly figured out this was Merlot. Best guess would have been it was one of those everything thrown in but the kitchen sink red blends. And at $10, there's nothing wrong with that. Day two: Picked up a nice cinnamon spice note and the edginess was gone. Nice balance with a pleasant chalky texture.
2010 vintage
Taster #5226 · Sep 2, 2013
87/100
Drank over 2 days. Cedar notes big time. Bright, good acidity for a napa blend. Medium length. Great wine for the price. I will buy more at 17 per bottle. Good to drink now but could use a year or two of cellaring.
2010 vintage
Taster #5214 · Aug 11, 2013
90/100
another fine blend from Cameron Hughes
2010 vintage
Taster #1644 · Aug 10, 2013
84/100
Good weeknight red. Give it an hour or so to breath.
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Taster #1084 · Jul 14, 2013
87/100
Good tasting merlot. Nice body and long, but not intense, finish.
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Taster #1969 · May 11, 2013
89/100
Intense, young, strong, fruity, big merlot.
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Taster #9592 · Dec 7, 2012
80/100
maybe should have decanted for a couple hours. Wouldn't recommend , even at $13 a bottle. Like their cab at this price better.
2010 vintage
Taster #4889 · Oct 30, 2012
Liked it better than 344.
2010 vintage
Taster #5775 · Oct 26, 2012
84/100
Decanted 2 hrs, semi-transparent crimson color, light nose, medium mouthfeel, medium length finish, light tannins, don't like the late sourness, needs a couple years to mellow, will stick to CH Cabs.
2010 vintage
Taster #9227 · Oct 15, 2012
89/100
Big for a Merlot. Young and little brash right now; needs 4-6 hours of decanting. Deep, dark and dense with aromas of black cherry, cassis, olive, and spice. Lush on the palate with layers of black fruit, hazelnut and cocoa. This wine shows incredible structure for a Merlot and will benefit from a long decant for drinking now or could even be cellared. Mostly Merlot with a touch of hillside Napa Cabernet Sauvignon.
2010 vintage