Caymus Vineyards

This wine has a signature style that is dark in color, with rich fruit and ripe, velvety tannins as approachable in youth as in maturity. Caymus farms Cabernet grapes in eight of Napas 16 sub-appellations, with diversification enabling the winery to make the best possible wine in a given year. This Cabernet offers layered, lush aromas and flavors, including cocoa, cassis and ripe dark berries.

2014 VINTAGE ONLY - Vibrant scent of dark cherry, blackberry, layered with notes of vanilla. Bright, balanced with cassis at the center, flourishes of cocoa and sweet tobacco. Drinks well now.

92 PTS WINE SPECTATOR! With all its richness & depth, this bottling defines the Caymus elegance. The flavors are lean, ripe & spicy, with layers of plum, currant, herb & cassis flavors.

NEW RELEASE! This Cabernet is blended from wines from eight of the sixteen sub-appellations.

Our Cabernets are a blend of wines from eight of the sixteen sub-appellations.

Opens up to reveal an earthiness, with brown spice, cigar box and ripe dark fruits that linger; long finish; opulent and rich, yet has a velvety quality with supple density.

"...2012 celebrates 40 years of producing our pride and joy, Caymus Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon." - Chuck Wagner, Owner/Winemaker

This wine exemplifies our style of Cabernet out of a great vintage deep color, rich, concentrated and balanced. 2012 celebrates 40 years of producing our pride and joy Cabernet Sauvignon.

Caymus Special Selection is the flagship wine of the Wagner family and is comprised of the very best barrels of the vintage; rich style with layers of blackberry, currant and plums; enticingly long.

This wine exemplifies our style of Cabernet out of a great vintage-deep color, rich, concentrated and balanced. 2012 celebrates 40 years of producing our pride and joy Cabernet Sauvignon.

92 PTS WILFRED WONG. One Napa Valley's top performing wines, the '10 Caymus Special Selection shows power and concentration, yet stays refined and proper; savory, black fruit flavors abounds.

Caymus Napa Valley Cabernet packs in loads of rich, complex flavors, gushing with ripe currant, plum and wild berry; pretty oak and herb shadings; long, smooth aftertaste.

91 PTS WILFRED WONG. Youthful and full of well combined ripe fruit and sweet oak, the formidable '10 Caymus Cabernet underscores why this area of the world is so tremendous with this varietal.

91 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '09 Caymus Cab is supple and creamy textured, with mocha, ripe plum and cherry flavors that show touches of tobacco, espresso and underbrush; full bodied; elegant.

93 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '09 Caymus SS is temptingly rich and layered, with complex mocha, plum & wild berry fruit that's spicy & aromatic; full bodied, gaining depth and turning ever more elegant.

91 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '09 Caymus Cab is supple and creamy textured, with mocha, ripe plum and cherry flavors that show touches of tobacco, espresso and underbrush; full bodied; elegant.

92 PTS WILFRED WONG. High impact as usual, the full bodied '08 Caymus Cabernet exhibits plenty of fresh fruit flavors to hold up to its generous dollop of sweet oak; leaves a lasting impression.

94 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '08 Caymus SS is beautifully crafted, rich, intense & powerful, yet supple, graceful & polished, offering a generous core of spicy blackberry, black licorice, wild berry.

96 PTS, HIGHLY RECOMMENED, WINE SPECTATOR. The '07 Caymus Special Selection Cabernet is firm, ripe, muscular, intense and concentrated; ripe currant, cassis, plum, black cherry and blackberry fruit.

96 PTS WILFRED WONG. A phenomenal performance, the incredible '07 Caymus Vineyards Cabernet offers purity beyond belief; well-mannered with superb synergy; dust, mocha, black fruit, tar and violets.

94 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '06 Caymus Special Selection Cabernet has complex, riveting aromas of spice, cola and sassafras that join wild berry, spice, black cherry and sage notes; full-bodied.

94 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '05 Caymus Spc Selection is firm, intense, and well structured, with a mix of spicy oak, red & black currant, mineral, sage & dusty berry. Turns elegant and refined.

92 PTS WILFRED WONG. An outstanding effort, the well-built '05 Caymus Cabernet exhibits superb black fruit flavors that ride long and lustily ina devilishly delicious, long and lasting finish.

93 PTS WILFRED WONG. Fully focused on impenetrable black fruit and rock Napa Valley terroir, the '04 Caymus Special Selection is one of California's great Icon wines; a real state treasure!

91 PTS WILFRED WONG. Brooding but not antisocial, the '04 Caymus Cabernet steadies itself on the ultra-premium highway as a wine with the steady flavors of dense black fruit and sweet earth delights.

93 PTS WILFRED WONG. An ultra-refined effort, the sophisticated '03 Caymus Special Selection is a wine of tremendous volume and depth; so well-balanced, this wine is as good as it gets; a wow! wine.

93 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '03 Caymus Cabernet is smooth, rich and seductive, with impeccable balance, great depth and lots of finesse and flavor; keeps a tight focus; long, supple aftertaste.

95-100 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '02 Caymus Special Selection Cabernet is ultrarich and plush, with a velvety texture and gobs of saturated currant, plum and black cherry fruit; a tour de force.

93 PTS, COLLECTABLE, WINE SPECTATOR. The '02 Caymus Cabernet has lots of rich, creamy oak and a tasty core of ripe currant, plum and black cherry fruit; notably complex and concentrated; delicious.

95 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '01 Caymus Special Selection Cabernet has lots of aromatic complexity, with blackberry, ripe plum, mineral, slate and cedary oak flavors; rich and concentrated; vivid.

92 PTS CONNOISSEURS' GUIDE. There is no getting around the fact that lavish oak has a big part in the play of the impressive '01 Caymus Cabernet; solidly structured and well-balanced.

90 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '91 Caymus Cabernet is sturdy, rich and concentrated, with complex currant, black cherry, tar and plum flavors; a very impressive, concentrated wine.

92 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '00 Caymus packs in lots of ripe, rich, complex Cabernet flavors, gushing with ripe currant, plum and wild berry; pretty oak and herb shadings; long, smooth aftertaste.

92 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '00 Caymus Special Selection Cabernet is richly flavored and beautifully crafted, with well-defined currant, cassis, blackberry and plummy Cabernet flavors; mouthcoating.

95 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The Caymus '99 Special Selection Cabernet is dark, rich and intense; a vibrant, deeply concentrated and firmly tannic style; lots of rich, chocolaty plum, black currant.

92 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '99 Caymus cabernet is smooth, rich and polished, with a tasty array of currant, anise, plum and blackberry fruit that's sharply focused, with pretty toasty oak nuances.

91 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '98 Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon is ripe, rich and complex, with layers of juicy plum, blackberry, anise, coffee, and wild berry; firms up on the finish.

91 PTS WILFRED WONG. Beautifully formed, the sophisticated '98 Caymus Napa Cabernet offers ripe flavors with traces of creamy oakiness; a fulfilling wine, this would be a great choice with lamb.

94 PTS WILFRED WONG Exaggerated and flamboyant, the '97 Caymus Special Selection Cabernet is once again a cabernet of extreme extravagance; made from the winery's best vineyard plots; masterful wine!

82 PTS WINE SPECTATOR Fading now after a glorious run; nutty with glimpes of plum, prune and cherry; drink, now.

93 PTS WILFRED WONG The '82 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon was one of the best wines of that era; it is now drinking rather well showing loads of complexith and depth of fruit.

91 PTS WINE SPECTATOR! Another excellent bottling from a fine vintage, richly flavored, supple 84 is packed with ripe plum, herb & currant flavors. The tannins, while thick, are smooth and fleshy.

98 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. Tiers of cherry, plum, currant, spice and sweet tannins are found in the '90 Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon.

Very Limited! STOP!!! Remarkable wine, rich, ripe & packed with fig, melon, & plum flavors; lots of sweet oak too. Caymus makes the richest Sauvignon Blanc in California! AWESOME!

90 PTS WILFRED WONG. True to form, the '97 Caymus Cabernet delivers bright fruit and sweet oak in a package that is rich yet youthful; give this young wine a little bit of time to become rewarding.

California. Aromas of dark cherry, blackberry, and vanilla. Flavors of cocoa, blackcurrant fruit, and blackberry. 14.9% ABV

California. Dark fruit nose of blackberry and currant that carry through the palate. 14% ABV