I seem to find that Christmas Eve is a good time to revert to opening a botle of Special Select. It is always a crowd pleaser. Yes, its over the top - do they actually put chocolate syrup in it? :-) Great mouthfeel. Always slides down the ole pie-hole effortlessly. Would not open for my wine snob friends, but the family ALWAYS love it. It is what it is.
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As usual it was excellent. Even drinking a little early it had silky tannins and dark fruity chocolate flavors. We had it for after dinner while sorting the wine cellar in the new house, perfect choice.
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Caymus used to be my favorite wine & the vintages prior to 2017 were far better than the ones today. I looked forward to having this wine last night with the boys at a local steakhouse, so we carted in our magnum and had it decanted.
Very well constructed wine, good balance lots of spice with big bold black fruits. It didn't dazzle me like I expected and did not have the long sweet finish Caymus is noted for. Tannins are mellowed already so I don't see much value in holding on much longer.
Very enjoyable but again these were premium priced wines years ago and I'm not getting that wow factor. Maybe I should be a wine critic as I certainly don't agree with the "EXPERTS" who rank these 95 Plus.
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12/25/2023 - Dawzy wrote:
First Xmas home
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12/24/2023 - TastesGoodToMe Likes this wine: 94 Points
I seem to find that Christmas Eve is a good time to revert to opening a botle of Special Select. It is always a crowd pleaser. Yes, its over the top - do they actually put chocolate syrup in it? :-) Great mouthfeel. Always slides down the ole pie-hole effortlessly. Would not open for my wine snob friends, but the family ALWAYS love it. It is what it is.
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10/6/2023 - Donsa wrote:
Se lo regale a Eric y Tefi
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6/17/2023 - Rsheehan Likes this wine: 94 Points
As usual it was excellent. Even drinking a little early it had silky tannins and dark fruity chocolate flavors. We had it for after dinner while sorting the wine cellar in the new house, perfect choice.
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5/6/2023 - gamlingman Likes this wine: 92 Points
Caymus used to be my favorite wine & the vintages prior to 2017 were far better than the ones today. I looked forward to having this wine last night with the boys at a local steakhouse, so we carted in our magnum and had it decanted.
Very well constructed wine, good balance lots of spice with big bold black fruits. It didn't dazzle me like I expected and did not have the long sweet finish Caymus is noted for. Tannins are mellowed already so I don't see much value in holding on much longer.
Very enjoyable but again these were premium priced wines years ago and I'm not getting that wow factor. Maybe I should be a wine critic as I certainly don't agree with the "EXPERTS" who rank these 95 Plus.
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