Winery Cameron HughesLot 318 Meritage
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Lot 318 Meritage from the Winery Cameron Hughes
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Lot 318 Meritage of Winery Cameron Hughes in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Lot 318 Meritage of Winery Cameron Hughes in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or minerality.
Food and wine pairings with Lot 318 Meritage
Pairings that work perfectly with Lot 318 Meritage
Original food and wine pairings with Lot 318 Meritage
The Lot 318 Meritage of Winery Cameron Hughes matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef and spice stuffed peppers, lamb tagine with honey and dried fruits or rabbit good woman.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cameron Hughes's Lot 318 Meritage.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Lot 318 Meritage from Winery Cameron Hughes are 2011, 2013, 2012, 2008 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Cameron Hughes
The Winery Cameron Hughes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 699 wines for sale in the of Atlas Peak to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Atlas Peak
The wine region of Atlas Peak is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alpha Omega or the Domaine Au Sommet produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Atlas Peak are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Atlas Peak often reveals types of flavors of oaky, red fruit or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, citrus fruit or tree fruit.
The wine region of California
California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.
The word of the wine: Disgorging (champagne)
This is the evacuation of the deposit formed by the yeasts during the second fermentation in the bottle, by opening the bottle. The missing volume is completed with the liqueur de dosage - a mixture of wine and cane sugar - before the final cork is placed. For some years now, some producers have been replacing this sugar with rectified concentrated musts (concentrated grape juice) which give excellent results. A too recent dosage (less than three months) harms the gustatory harmony of the champagne.
