Cayuse "Camaspelo" Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2022

Jeb Dunnuck : 96 Points

(7/10/2025) 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.

Wine Spectator : 93 Points

(8/31/2025) Supple and elegantly structured, with lilting black and red currant flavors accented by coffee bean and licorice as this takes on richness toward refined tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2033. 389 cases made.

James Suckling : 94 Points

(3/7/2025) A cabernet sauvignon–based blend with some merlot and just a dash of tempranillo, this offers an attractive dark-fruited nose with hints of crushed walnuts, bay leaves, blackcurrant bush and wet stones. The palate is framed and tight yet finely textured, showing a juicy flow of fruit underneath a firm and chewy tannin structure. Long and tightly wound. From biodynamically grown grapes. Try in 2028.

Vinous - Eric Guido : 94 Points

(10/2025) 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. Drinking Window: 2027 - 2035.