Red

Cayuse Camaspelo Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Walla Walla Valley (OR))

Cayuse

Walla Walla Valley (OR) · Oregon Other · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Country
United States
Region
Walla Walla Valley (OR) · Oregon Other
Appellation
Walla Walla Valley
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

carne bovina · cordeiro · caça · queijos curados · risoto de cogumelos

Rated vintages

  • 201194 pts

    Camaspelo is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon, blended with 20% Merlot. The fruit shines through brightly in this cooler vintage, black cherry and plum with a saline minerality. The wine saw 40% new oak, perhaps for the last time, as Christophe Baron believes “the barrel is dead” and i…

  • 200996 pts

    The Camaspelo blend is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, and it shows a riot of juicy cranberry, raspberry, blueberry and black cherry flavors in a rambunctious display of power. Full, round and balanced, it offers hints of cedar, earth and coffee that extend onto the lush,…