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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 291 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by dkentaustin on 8/1/2022 & rated 95 points: PNP. Cork was in pristine condition. Bright garnet color with a light amber edge. Sweet cherry notes with cigar box and light mocha. Ripe, juicy fruits, especially raspberry with cherry cola, white oak and beautifully blended quintessential CA cabernet flavors. Still drinking very youthfully showcasing incredible structure, integrated tannins and a vibrant palate. Loving this wine - kudos to Chuck Wagner and his team - they continually produce outstanding wines.
p.s. Spanish hash lettuce wraps. (1890 views) | | | Tasted by dkentaustin on 7/23/2021 & rated 92 points: PNP. Deep garnet color. Bright red raspberry, sweet red cherry, light plum hoisin, flint and Asian nuances. Great structured CA Cabernet with lovely layering effect. Definitely ready to get after.
p.s. sous vide then grilled chicken with kapusta, corn on the cob and asparagus. (2676 views) | | | Tasted by Arcturus on 4/16/2021 & rated 90 points: 90. This vintage has always been a little heavy on the black currant, black licorice. To me it’s a bit sappy and port-like now. It’s lost a touch of balance without the acidity but it’s where Caymie goes in it’s outer years. Drink up. (2811 views) | | | Tasted by dkentaustin on 1/31/2021 & rated 93 points: Decanted & filtered after a crumbly cork. Deep ruby red with sweet, ripe fruits and cassis. Hoisin, spices and black cherry. Lovely mouthfeel giving it a seamless palate with well integrated tannins. Starts to turn a little pruny after an hour or so. If you have it, we would drink it.
p.s. charcoal grilled prime ribeye with vegetable frittata and grilled asparagus. (2953 views) | | | Tasted by wineloverla on 8/23/2020: Ready to drink and good. Would not hold it longer. (3317 views) | | | Tasted by Wine Warrior 1 on 5/31/2020 & rated 92 points: Pretty dark garnet color with age at the edges. Dark candied black cherry with dried cherry notes. Spice and a bit of asphalt and hints of raisin. No tannins are super fine. Wine is integrated and balanced. This is a fun wine to drink. Cork was soft so be careful removing it. (2199 views) | | | Tasted by lottagray on 11/30/2019 & rated 94 points: Outstanding! (2275 views) | | | Tasted by w1neL0ver on 11/23/2019: 90-A bit past its prime but, a nice light oak and . some berries. (2096 views) | | | Tasted by Tintin on 6/15/2019 & rated 94 points: This is drinking perfectly. The quintessential California cabernet aged just right. Drank from magnum. An outstanding wine. (2473 views) | | | Tasted by Ryan.Vento on 4/16/2019 & rated 93 points: What was meant to be a casual dinner with friends over homemade BLTs ended up turning into a full-blown wine dinner.
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Still plenty of life left in this selection. Took about 30 minutes for the juice to stretch its legs but once it did everyone really enjoyed it. Medium-bodied with loads of Christmas spice cake, prunes, plums, molasses and cloves. (2562 views) | | | Tasted by MichielV on 3/1/2019 & rated 91 points: W roast chicken: Helen back from Florida for a few days. This was very good, great color and nose upon opening, still looked very young. Big nose. Onpalate typical Calfornia cab that was very well balanced. Good finish. It really dveeloped overtwo hours and turned very elegant vs the bold cab upon opening. Good wine but drink now, to make sure you keep enjoying it while good showing. (2068 views) | | | Tasted by iamandyc on 1/25/2019 & rated 92 points: Has aged well and matured into a much more serious wine than when young and compared to recent vintages. Much darker and drier than when young. None of the sweet overly-rich style Caymus is known for. This bottle is not subtle but more restrained and layered than normal. (1836 views) | | | Tasted by bluedog on 9/18/2016 & rated 94 points: Allowed it to warm up and decant for 5 hours. Very nice. Glycerine and pine on the nose. Dark, no bricking. Dried figs and light chocolate. Nice finish. Still carrying some tannins. This will continue to age well for another 3-5. (7038 views) | | | Tasted by Arcturus on 9/16/2016 & rated 94 points: 94 Started out a little hot and thick, after an hour and a half just singing. Black currant and forest floor on the nose, pallet big, layered and vibrant, dark fruits, nice tannin/acidity balance. So, still plenty fruit with a maturing structure, An easy 5 years of plateau. Cellared since 11/04. (6282 views) | | | Tasted by Cliff Booth on 9/3/2016 & rated 93 points: 3-hour decant; full-bodied, rich, resolved with perfect dark fruit, cocoa and cassis elements. Arguably a bit one dimensional, but an elegant Napa Cabernet nonetheless. (5848 views) | | | Tasted by bryon m on 7/5/2016 & rated 92 points: This wine was in perfect condition. It still have good fruit and oak flavors from start to finish. I can last another two to three years. (533 views) | | | Tasted by winelover1808 on 6/12/2016 & rated 92 points: WOTN. had this versus a 2002 Caymus, a 2007 Larkmead and a 1996 Clos du Marquis. This was darker fruit than the Caymus, but plenty generous, lush with more complex secondary flavors and an incredible 20+ second finish that belied its age. a very very appealing wine that is not showing its 15 years of age. the Caymus was 2nd place with plenty of bright fruit, very soft tannins and a finish that was shorter but still 10+ seconds. one of the best non Special selects i've had and also not showing its 14 years of age. Larkmead was a delicious napa cab that paired perfectly with a dark chocolate cake. nothing notably distinct about it, but it was very good. the 96 Clos Du Marquis was the disappointment. incredibly thin and as it opened, it really had no fruit, no finish and was quite past its prime - so disappointing, it almost makes me wonder if it was very good even in its prime! (6324 views) | | | Tasted by sunalsorises on 5/15/2016 & rated 95 points: Long smooth finish. Still shows good life. Layers of fruit. Excellent. (6300 views) | | | Tasted by Grantevans2002 on 3/25/2016 & rated 85 points: Past its prime. Has more of a Merlot taste with just fruits and all tannens are gone. (2577 views) | | | Tasted by Dr. Pato on 2/14/2016 & rated 88 points: Past prime but holding together. (3076 views) | | | Tasted by Canoehead on 10/4/2015 & rated 93 points: An absolute delight! Definitely at its peak but gorgeous dark red fruit, cocoa and leather as well. Sadly our last bottle. (3598 views) | | | Tasted by Gangsta JP on 8/18/2015 & rated 93 points: Great bottle that still showed some fruit and a lot of elegance . Enjoy as this is drinking quite nicely . (3333 views) | | | Tasted by Stevey on 8/14/2015 & rated 92 points: Popped and poured, blackberry aromas, strong fruit forward flavors of kirsch liqueur that's typical of Caymus cabs; Light dusty tannins that were well integrated; medium to full body. Wine did not get better or worse with time (1-2 hours). Appears to be in mid-to-late drinking window with maybe 2-3 prime years left. Delicious. Drink now. (3123 views) | | | Tasted by Ralphie1 on 7/12/2015 & rated 93 points: Velvety smooth. Nice balance. This is why you cellar wine. Absolutely wonderful! (2987 views) | | | Tasted by jon_goodman1 on 4/8/2015 & rated 90 points: Definitely at the end of the drinking window. Decent fruit but felt a bit diluted and flat (3814 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Caymus Producer website Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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