Cameron Hughes, Lot 79 2005 Merlot
Napa Valley
So the value proposition is this: There is an over supply each year of what CH calls "super premium" wine and "value" wine (over and under $14/bottle). You can read all the reasons why on chwine.com.
Honestly it all seems a bit like a bored MBA put this together - isn't wine making supposed to be an art? It just seems a little too much like a business-school case answer to the "wine glut" problem.
Anyway, so what they do is take the oversupply and keep the integrity of each lot by keeping it as is - not blending it to make it better as other winemakers do with this over supply. (Um, the whole fun of it, but whatever...)
IN ANY CASE,
Supposedly you're getting a super premium wine at a good value.
I had a different lot a few months ago (which I didn't like at ALL - can't remember which one), but lot 79 was definitely good. Lot 54 is from St. Emilion, so I'd definitely like to give that one a shot and see if I buy this whole concept.
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