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2008 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection

UNITED STATES / CALIFORNIA / NAPA
  • 94 WA
  • 94 WS
  • 93 IWC
  • 98 JS
  • Variety
    Cabernet Sauvignon
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SKU: 45756-2008-750

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  • International Wine Cellar | Rating: 93

    (15.4% alcohol): Bright, full medium ruby. Black raspberry, bitter chocolate and licorice on the nose. Lush, sweet, concentrated and mouthfilling; not nearly as porty as the basic cabernet, with seamless dark fruit flavors showing more energy and depth than the regular bottling. The finish is smoothly tannic, chocolatey and very long. Like a liquid confection, even at this early stage: this really saturates the mouth. This is so sexy now that it's hard not to wonder whether the wine's potential flavor complexity has been compromised by its uncanny early sweetness. But it certainly has the stuffing to age.
    Author: Stephen Tanzer
    Issue: May/June 2011

  • Wine Spectator | Rating: 94

    Beautifully crafted, rich, intense and powerful, yet supple, graceful and polished, offering a generous core of spicy blackberry, black licorice, wild berry and light cedary notes. Full-bodied and expressive, this is both approachable now and sure to improve for several years.
    Author: James Laube

  • Wine Advocate | Rating: 94

    The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection is the first example of this cuvee to include Merlot (about 14%) in the blend. The Merlot component has given the wine a cocoa/chocolate nuance to its black currant, licorice-infused fruit. The tannins are velvety soft and the wine is beautifully textured and full-bodied. It is ideal for drinking now and over the next 15 years.
    Author: Robert Parker

  • JamesSuckling.com | Rating: 98

    This is mind-blowing on the nose with sweet tobacco, chocolate, cedar, cigar box, and licorice. Full-bodied and round with a bright and velvety tannin structure. Starts off slow, but then flies away. This is fabulous. Intense finish. Delicious today, but will be even better after 2013
    Author: James Suckling
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  • Self | Rating: 93

    Author: kyleakers

  • Self | Rating: 94

    Author: BORDEAUXLICIOUS

  • Self | Rating: 94

    Author: ChrisMus

  • Self | Rating: 96

    Author: vegas

  • Self | Rating: 97

    Author: M Rapp

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    Drink Dates: 2010-2022
    Author: Alfred

  • Self | Rating: 94

    I am a Caymus fan. But I didn't taste anything better than their regular Cab in this wine. Maybe my expectations were too high. Dark berries with road tar and camphor on the nose. Very deep body with a full mouthfeel and silky tannins. Very well integrated and a smooth, long finish.
    Author: Litig8tr
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Caymus Vineyards was founded in 1972 by the Wagner family in Napa Valley's Rutherford district. The Wagners originally immigrated to the San Francisco Bay area from Alsace in the late 1880s. The winery produces both a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and since 1975, a Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon, differentiated by superior fruit and additional barrel aging. The name, Caymus, has dual origins: it is both the name of a subgroup of Mishewal-Wappo Indians that lived near the present-day Yountville, and the name of the Mexican land grant known as Rancho Caymus, given to George Yount in 1836, which eventually became the town of Rutherford. The winery maintains 60 acres of Estate Cabernet Sauvignon as well as buys grapes from select Napa Valley growers. The Wagners' goal is to create a balanced wine that is approachable at release, but will improve with bottle age. Caymus takes great care in its vineyard maintenance, farming each block according to the specific needs of its soil type, climate, slope and orientation. The vines are also thinned in order to concentrate the flavor and structure within the grapes. Caymus also produces a white blend called Conundrum, and other small production varietal offerings.

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California is the heartland of wine production in the US, and the state that brought prestige to American wine thanks to the pioneers who built early wineries like Staglin, Beringer, Ridge, Mayacamas and Chateau Montelena in the 1800s. Its large geographic area ensures a great diversity in growing sites, varieties grown, and quality levels. Generalizations about the state's wines have numerous exceptions; however, a few key facts generally hold true—ample sunshine, dry weather during the growing season, and moderate winters prevail. Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon continue to dominate the state's production—albeit in continually smaller percentages, as growers continue to diversify. More than 100 different varieties can be found throughout the state.

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Collector Data For This Wine

  • 817 bottles owned
  • 183 collectors
  • Average collector rating: 95
    (Out of 183 collectors)