Red

Cabernet Sauvignon

Hughes Wellman

St. Helena · Napa · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon
Country
United States
Region
St. Helena · Napa
Appellation
St. Helena
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

roast lamb · ribeye steak · aged cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 200892 pts

    There's a delightful note of herbs and green olives to this Bordeaux-style Cabernet, although it also shows plenty of red cherries and black raspberries. With smooth, refined tannins, it's just superb for drinking now, although it should age well in a cool cellar.

  • 200790 pts

    Negociant Cameron Hughes got his hands on some seriously good Cabernet to come out with this beauty. It's soft enough to drink right away, with luxurious tannins framing ripe, sweet flavors of blackberries, cherries and licorice. Sweet oak gives a rich layer of toast. Drink now.

  • 200587 pts

    Ripe and jammy, this Cab comes from a vineyard east of St. Helena on the lower slopes of Howell Mountain. The wine is extremely ripe and jammy, with pronounced blackberry, cherry, black raspberry and currant flavors. A little aggressive in fruity sharpness now, it should calm do…