2022 Cayuse Camaspelo
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The 2022 Camaspelo wafts up with a darkly floral blend of peppery dried flowers, graphite and sage, giving way to crushed blackberries. It is lifted and cool-toned with silken textures offset by a saturation of ripe red and black fruits, further complicated by crunchy minerals toward the close. Tannic, chewy and long, the 2022 tapers off with youthful tension and a tart twang as hints of licorice fade.
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Eric Guido, Vinous
Virginie Boone, jebdunnuck.com
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The producer’s take on the Left Bank, the 2022 Camaspelo is dominant in Cabernet Sauvignon, with some Merlot, some Tempranillo. The latter is the secret weapon, adding structure on the midpalate and underlying power, while the wine stays elegantly balanced and highly refined. Supple tannins support light-bodied layers of crème de cassis, black cherry, and cigar box, just a hint of gravelly, grippy texture suggesting further time in bottle, a good 20-30 years.