Neighbors include caymus, zd, family winemaker anthony riboli has worked with the vineyard since 1997. The 20 bottle has the signature caymus color, with an antique feel and old family photos that speak to our long history in the valley. A powerful wine, our 2012 reserve cabernet sauvignon has rich, spicy blackberry and blueberry fruit, cinnamon, sage, coriander and tobacco flavors. Caymus napa valley cabernet sauvignon 1 liter bottle 2012. Delivering consistent quality year after year, caymus has an almost fanatical following, and for good reason. Caymus vineyards 2010 cabernet sauvignon napa valley, ca color, intriguing nose of freshly tilled napa vineyard usa soil. They were a family of farmers with deep roots in the napa valley in 1857, chucks greatgreat grandfather captained a wagon train to california from bible grove, missouri. Leah and i visited caymus back in 2008 and their cabernet sauvignon is one of our favorites. Cabernet sauvignon 2012 varietal 94% cabernet sauvignon riboli family vineyard harvest date.
Caymus cabernet sauvignon 40th anniversary edition. I believe that 2012 may have been a new high water mark for napa and california, with an ideal season from start to finish. The same bottle is pretty much nonexistence in the wild. In 1972, chuck wagner started caymus vineyards with his parents, charlie and lorna, with a bold plan and an uncharted future. Cabernet sauvignons and blends american 32 winds, 2012 diamond mountain 127. Caymus napa valley cabernet sauvignon 2012 christie kiley on december 1, 2014 0 comments it is the holiday season and youre probably still stuffing yourself with last weeks thanksgiving turkey along with some. While muscular, the wine is elegantly structured with fresh acidity, fine tannins and a richly dense mouthfeel. They also produced pinot noir for a few short years, but that grape variety is no longer used by caymus. Over the decades, the napa landscape has changed as much as the essence of our wines.
Caymus vineyards is a napa valley winery owned by chuck wagner and his family. The wagner family has been producing caymus cabernet in the napa valley since 1972, with the grapes for their benchmark wine being first planted in the mid 1960s. Caymus special selection 2012, cabernet sauvignon, napa valley. This 2015 caymus is rated 94 points by robert parker. Much of the non cabernet sauvignon wines are produced. We farm cabernet grapes in eight of napas 16 subappellations, with diversification enabling us to make the best possible wine in a given year. In 1917, santo arrived from italy and founded san antonio winery, saint anthonys winery.
Caymus napa valley cabernet sauvignon 1 liter bottle 2012 from napa valley, california over forty years ago, charlie and lorna wagner embarked on an incredible journey with their son chuck starting a family winery in the center of napa valley. Caymus 94wa 200 napa valley, california 2016 caymus, special select 96wa 300 napa valley, california 2015 columbia crest, reserve 92ws 115 columbia valley, washington 2012 daou 95wa 57 paso robles, california 2017 ernie els 90ws 58 western cape, south africa 2016 frank family 90wa 100 napa valley, california 2016 hall 93wa 97 napa valley. About caymus vineyards over the decades, the napa landscape has changed as much as the essence of our wines. White buddys favorites wines roero arneis, bruno giacosa, piedmont, 2011 98 fiano, planeta, cometa, sicily, 2011 123 chardonnay, jermann, dreams, fruili, 2010 8 blend, jermann, vintage tunina, fruilivenezzia 2011 145 red wines pinot noir, cherry pie, sonoma, 20 123 pinot noir domaine serene, oregon, 20 152 super tuscan tignanello, antinori. Consulting winemaker kurt niznik, from caldwell vineyards. Riboli family vineyard cabernet sauvignon shows layers of ripe fruit. They appear to be immune to some of winedoms less than intelligent trends and fads that we see from time to time, and the result is a spectacular cabernet sauvignon 40th anniversary offerin g. Caymus special selection cabernet sauvignon 2012 from napa valley, california a rich, dense ruby color, hints at the dark fruit nose of blackberry and currant that carries through to the palate, interwoven with complex aromas of black lic. Caymus napa valley is more representative of a standard cabernet of napa valley, as it is a bit less precocious than the special selection, but still delivers big. Deep and complex, if short on finesse and grace, ending with musclebound tannins.
Caymus 2012 cabernet sauvignon buy wine, spirits and. They were a family of farmers with deep roots in the napa valley in 1857, chucks greatgreat grandfather captained a wagon train to. Together, they began a tradition of family winemaking that spans four. Jun 23, 2018 leah and i visited caymus back in 2008 and their cabernet sauvignon is one of our favorites. Caymus prides itself on producing wines that are as approachable in youth as well at maturity. Cabernet sauvignon 2012 santo stefano is a tribute to santo cambianica and stefano riboli, two pioneers of the california wine industry. Those conditions also contributed in setting apart this years special selection. Caymus cab 20 vs 2012 we had an amazing bottle of caymus 2012 cab40th anniversary a few months ago. This consistency in stylistic achievement year after year is what makes caymus a household name among fans decadent napa cabs. Our top selling cabernet sauvignon is back and what a wine it is. Napa has become a most beautiful agricultural valley, a manicured garden 30 miles in length, and its cabernet is one of the worlds most revered wines. This is the classic napa valley cab you have come to expect from chuck wagner at caymus. They appear to be immune to some of winedoms less than intelligent trends and fads that we see from time to time, and the result is a spectacular 2012 cabernet sauvignon 40th anniversary offering.
One of the standardbearers of the modern napa valley style, caymus always produces a big, rich, and flamboyant cabernet sauvignon. Chuck wagner took over the winemaking duties from his legendary father charlie in 1984. Even at caymus, our approach to producing our top wine has evolved considerably. Together, their goal was to handcraft limited quantities of this very special wine. Clark claudon estate cabernet sauvignon, 2002 napa 1. Caymus napa valley cabernet sauvignon 2012 christie kiley on december 1, 2014 0 comments it is the holiday season and youre probably still stuffing yourself with last weeks thanksgiving turkey along with some guilt dancing around some of our heads today. Caymus vineyards is a napa valley winery owned by chuck wagner and his family in 1972, chuck wagner started caymus vineyards with his parents, charlie and lorna, with a bold plan and an uncharted future. Bogle, cabernet sauvignon, california, 2016 6 12 24 st. Caymus 2014 cabernet sauvignon napa valley rating and. It is a special occassion in that the wine celebrated the vaunted vintage of 2012 and commemorates 40.
Caymus vineyards napa valley california wine cabernet sauvignon. Caymus cabernet sauvignon magnum napa valley buy wine. Caymus 2014 special selection cabernet sauvignon napa valley. In 2012, caymus bottled its 40th vintage and yes, they released a special 40th anniversary label to commemorate the occasion, and today the winery produces an astonishing 65,000 cases. Francis, sonoma county, 2016 12 18 36 cyneth, cabernet sauvignon, alexander valley, 2016 15 23 45 caymus, cabernet sauvignon, napa valley, 2016 20 48 95 red wine by the glass glass half bottle bottle. Caymus is one of the first brands that comes to mind when we think of napa valley cabernet sauvignon. Made from grapes farmed in 8 of napa valleys 16 appellations, the wine has a signature style that is dark in color, with rich fruit and ripe tannins as approachable in youth as it is in maturity. Today, caymus cabernet is one of napa valleys most celebrated wines. Over the years, caymus has won numerous awards, not to mention best winery for cabernet by wine spectator magazine. Notes from the winemaker caymus has a signature style that is dark in color, with rich fruit and ripe, velvety tannins as approachable in. Caymus has a signature style that is dark in color, with rich fruit and ripe, velvety tannins as approachable in youth as in maturity. The result is a wine that bears a more significant contrast from our more widely available napa valley cabernet sauvignon. From 60 acres of vines in rutherford, caymus vineyards produces cabernet sauvignon, caymus special selection, conundrum, sauvignon blanc and zinfandel. Highly acclaimed cabernet sauvignon from howell mountain in the napa valley since 1979.
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