2012 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon 40th Anniversary
Community Tasting Note
mk05 Does not like this wine:
75 Points
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - Your date, the self-proclaimed arbiter of haute couture and cuisine, who identifies social status through the amount of repeat Yelp reviews on Per Se and Daniel, will absolutely love this spiked fruit juice.
For those who have no predisposition, or grew up drinking French wine, appreciating terroir, finesse, balance, and hamony, the 40th is the essence of Californian arrogance in a bottle. It looks and tastes completely artificial.
The color is brightly purple, clinging heavily to the glass, the taste - oh so sucrose - and the finish, of glycerin and wax (some know where I am going with this). I would love to put this blind against Manischewitz for the fanboys and watch their faces turn screwy with impetuous glee.
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Comment posted by Night Train:
11/25/2014 3:56:00 PM - I tasted the 2012 Caymus a couple months ago, and I was stunned by its sweetness and lack of tannins. In the past, however, I've tasted barrel samples of what turned out to be very good wines and was struck by their sweetness and lack of tannins. This may, in fact, turn out to be a thoroughly rotten wine, but it also might turn out to be a case of simply releasing it prematurely. While your comments might well be spot on, I think they're as premature as the release of this wine.
Comment posted by mk05:
11/25/2014 4:40:00 PM - Thanks, hopefully people realize that the original review was done in a joking manner, and that like all things regarding taste, preference is intrinsically subjective. Nevertheless, it is my belief that the wine is flawed given the reason alluded to previously, instead of being premature in its entrance into oenophilic orgy, which could certainly be the case.