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Caymus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon(2002)
- Winery:
- Caymus Vineyards
- Varietal:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region:
- USA > California > Napa > Rutherford
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- fruit, complex, berry, lenoir grape, spicy, fine, rich, red grape, spice, stone fruits
A classic Napa Cabernet that is a consistent top seller at wine.com. The color is a deep opaque ruby. The nose gives aromas of ripe, pure black currant (cassis) and black fruit—the characteristics we prize in Napa Valley Cabernet—with compelling notes of clove, toasted hazelnuts, and espresso-roast coffee beans. Subtle secondary notes of vanilla and toasty oak then fold in. The taste is a core of deeply extracted, lush berry fruit underpins the wine during its evolution in the mouth as other flavor layers emerge: bittersweet cocoa, creamy vanilla, cedar and a light touch of mint. The fruit read more...
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June 2007
- Consistency of quality and full, sweet ripeness were the hallmarks of this vintage. For aging the wine, we selected the French oak barrels from five coopers because we like the layered flavors that result from their different styles of cooperage. We aged the wines for 20 months before assembling the final blend, which also included a small amount of firm, extracted Merlot from Carneros for additional complexity. The wine's color is a dense, saturated dark ruby color. The dominant aromas are of ripe black currants, black cherries and sweet berries, with subtler suggestions of brown spices, read more...
- Decanter
- 5/5
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May 2008
- Concentrated ripe fruit; layered flavours with lavish spicy oak. Drink 2010-20.
- August 2007
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No written review
