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| | Vintage | 2009 |  Label 1 of 1520 
 | | Type | Red | | Producer | Caymus (web) | | Variety | Cabernet Sauvignon | | Designation | n/a | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | USA | | Region | California | | SubRegion | Napa Valley | | Appellation | Napa Valley | | UPC Code(s) | 017124710203, 017224110101, 017224703105, 017224705109, 017224706106, 017224707103, 017224710103, 017224712107, 017224717133, 017224799108, 098803011507, 4077273770103, 460341097501 |
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| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.7 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 955 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by bryon m on 3/3/2024 & rated 92 points: A big night with a vertical tasting of 6 Caymus Napa Cabs.
1993 - Brown at rim, light in body, nice berry flavor, not much going on and a very shirt finish. Still nice
1997 - Color was good, medium body, more fruit and softer than the 1993.
2003 - A little better than the 1997, full body, round, nice mouth feel, good fruit flavors.
2009 - very enjoyable - full body, fruit and a touch of vanilla at the end. The end lingered for a while. Delicious.
2015 - This was the best, complex, round, drinking perfectly, good finish that lingered for a while. Nice balance of fruit and vanilla bean.
2020 - Good, less complex than the 2015, sweet fruit and vanilla. This could be better in a year. Soft mouth feel, round, delicious.
Great night! (585 views) | | | Tasted by Triforwine on 11/23/2023 & rated 92 points: I have a few of these left. Decided to try this with roast chicken on thanksgiving even though I usually go Southern Rhone for this occasion. American holiday, decided on a US wine and I am not a big Pinot fan so went with this knowing family likes this kind of wine. Opened and decanted well in advance. Considered but did not use Durand which wound up being a mistake as the cork snapped with a standard corkscrew. So, the bottom third of the cork was lost into the bottle. Immediately double decanted with filter. Modest amount of sediment, mostly coarse. No flaws noted.
Dark purple color in the glass, looks like a very young cab. Aroma perfect but reserved at first. Needed time to open up for sure but was drinkable pretty much right away. A few hours later it was best towards the end of dinner when things really started to unfurl. Still had a sip with pumpkin pie and it was amazingly good with it! Smoke, blackberry jam aroma. Flavor a bit overly dark fruit-forward at first but then setlled in and became a bit more complex. Endless pleasant finish with good grip but no tannic bite. Wonderful mouthfeel. This wine if well stored likely has a long life ahead. This was one of the best showings for it but I think I should save the last couple of these for a while. Certainly a crowd pleaser but doesn't hit the highest points on my scale as it isn't my preferred style of wine, just doesn't have the complexity of old world stuff. But it is great. Let's say 92 for now. Recommend a long decant at this stage, at least 2 hours and probably longer would be even better. There has been bottle variation in what I have but this bottle was in perfect condition in spite of my cork mistake. (1237 views) | | | Tasted by mrpaper126@gmail.com on 11/21/2023 & rated 92 points: on point, really good on all fronts. Soft tannins, good fruit, long Caymus finish. (1059 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 10/20/2023 & rated 93 points: Very dark red/purple color. PNP, drank 2 glasses over 2 plus hours. Had this at the Ranch; my dad simply loved it (97 for him). Cassis, juicy plum, and purple fruits with purple flowers, cedar, earth, pepper on the nose. The palate is inky, dense palate saturating black and purple fruits, nice purity to the cassis and blackberry, graphite, anise, vanilla, and a velvety texture with a pepperey finish. This seemed to get sweeter and riper the longer in glass and the blacberry compote notes took over getting so it became more over the top where I did not really have those thoughts on first pouring. Repours brought this back to where its earlier moments were much brighter and contained. Not a great pairing with our steak by the time we got there. Personally, I would just pop these and drink unless you want to gravitate it more to a port style. 92+ to 93pts at peak. (1525 views) | | | Tasted by Spth115 on 9/3/2023 & rated 98 points: Wow! Still awesome all these years (in wine fridge) and was the best completely amazing Caymus Cab since I opened the 2008 about 3 months ago!
These wines in your cellar are jewels!
Can’t wait till the next one! 2010? (1447 views) | | | Tasted by Triforwine on 9/1/2023 & rated 89 points: Has been a while. On initial pour, quite sweet, almost raisiny but not flawed. Settled down after a bit and drank over four days with wife liking it a lot. For me, day 2 was best and by day 4 it was fading to not very good. Not my style of wine any more. Bottle variation from 9 I got from a friend. I’ve preferred the few 2008 I have. Recent vintages Just way to overextracted and Jammy for my taste. But it’s a crowd pleaser so I may open for others while I drink my Bordeaux! 89-90 for me. Drink up soon. (1214 views) | | | Tasted by wineshaman on 8/12/2023 & rated 93 points: Decanted and tasted, personally cellared for 12 years.
Lovely nose of blueberries and vanilla, the palate is full of black and blue fruit, soft smooth notes of vanilla oak, better balance and more complex than many of the Caymus regular Cabernets. Based on this well cellared bottle, I would highly recommend consuming sooner than later.
If you have a minute I also recommend reading my 07/03/20 note! (1092 views) | | | Tasted by evanlyall on 4/3/2023 & rated 85 points: Past its prime. Thought it would open up but it never really did. (1929 views) | | | Tasted by Philip67 on 1/15/2023 & rated 89 points: Nice Blueberry, blackberry fruit, quite primary. Hints of tertiary leather. Slightly strange mid palate and finish. Imperfect bottle? Mid to full weight. Finish presents dry tannins, good acidity. Medium length, fairly straightforward. Drinking now and will ladt at least a decade. (1936 views) | | | Tasted by Renevin on 1/13/2023 & rated 91 points: Très beau nez, floral, fruits, anis. En bouche tout en rondeur, puissant avec une belle présence tanique. Belle longueur. Vin qui toutefois demeure sucré et qui peut finir par devenir lourdeau. (1637 views) | | | Tasted by Ralphie1 on 12/6/2022 & rated 95 points: Absolutely beautiful Cab. Enjoyed it with a filet at Ringside. Happy birthday to me! (1787 views) | | | Tasted by Snag One on 11/8/2022: This bottle was a little past the optimal drinking window. (1774 views) | | | Tasted by Ralphie1 on 10/16/2022 & rated 94 points: Beautiful wine! (1465 views) | | | Tasted by manny651 on 9/3/2022 & rated 93 points: fantastic! when these caymus cabs age, they age really well. fruit settles down and opens up to a great Napa cab (1418 views) | | | Tasted by Mike1369 on 8/13/2022 & rated 92 points: Enjoyed. Still oaky with vanilla and lots of fruit. Actually I thought it was getting better so maybe keep holding. Unfortunately my last bottle. (4805 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyFL on 7/17/2022 & rated 93 points: Last bottle. I have had 2022 down as the last year of the drink window for this wine. It did not show signs of tiring, and it has delivered a consistent experience in recent years. It is not going to get better. So, I would rather enjoy it while it is as good as it can be. (1482 views) | | | Tasted by markyc on 7/6/2022 & rated 93 points: Luscious, chewy, opulent, yet subtle. What a fantastic wine. (1286 views) | | | Tasted by Snag One on 7/6/2022 & rated 92 points: We’ll balanced acidity and soft tannins. Notes of cherries, coffee, cocoa and toast. CellarTracker friends, drink ‘em if you’ve got ‘em. This wine is at its peak. (1225 views) | | | Tasted by Dmjmd on 7/4/2022 & rated 92 points: Balanced. Able to drink without food. Tannins mellowed. Good fruit. Drink now (930 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyFL on 5/12/2022 & rated 93 points: Still drinking very well. Classic Caymus. One bottle left.....will not let it sit forever. I have had 2022 down as the last year of the drink window. (1299 views) | | | Tasted by iamandyc on 5/10/2022 & rated 93 points: Just love these aged bottles of Caymus from a decade ago. None of the overblown body and flavors from recent vintages. A very nice bottle with class, layers of flavor and a long spicy finish. (1398 views) | | | Tasted by capacious on 4/29/2022 & rated 92 points: In a good place, doubt much more to come, drink up. Will reward. Classic Napa cab, what we expect from Caymus. (1279 views) | | | Tasted by Ranjan on 12/31/2021 & rated 95 points: Decanted 1 hr, berry nose, smooth silky tannins. (1978 views) | | | Tasted by Ranjan on 12/30/2021 & rated 94 points: Drinking exceptionally well, berry nose, cherry, silky smooth (1663 views) | | | Tasted by Ecoenophile on 10/16/2021 & rated 92 points: PNP - Solid and smooth. Well integrated - rich, earthy nose, some licorice notes... stops short of overplaying the fruit. Palate is plums, boysenberry - dark flavored... but not brooding. Finish was medium with well resolved tannins. Just a hint of sour cherry tartness on the closing notes. I can see why Caymus is a safe "go to" wine that anyone/everyone can enjoy... worked for me. I should probably buy more of this (and should have when I bought this one in 2011!). (2294 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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