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2002 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection

Cabernet Sauvignon: 750ml

$199.99

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points awarded:
CG 91 WA 96

91 points,

Connoisseurs' Guide, Connoisseur's Guide, April 2005

Tasting a bit riper than one might expect of a Caymus Cabernet, this expansive bottling is both impressively concentrated and still somewhat direct and waiting to unfold into greater richness and range. Its curranty fruit and loamy, coffee and creamy oak notes all add to its promise, but what is lacking for the moment is any of the immediacy that would mark it for near-term drinking even though that is the part of what the winery was seeking when it made the wine in a riper style. Its focus is spot on and its depth is without question...


96 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, June 2012

This stunning, inky/plum/purple-tinged 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection boasts a glorious fragrance of creme de cassis, licorice, toasty oak, spice box, cassis and vanillin. Full-bodied, opulent, flashy and irresistible, this endearing, plush, exuberant, opulent Cabernet Sauvignon is 3-5 years away from full maturity, yet it is already complex and rewarding. It should last for another two decades.


89 points,

Wine Spectator, May 2012

This intense and richly flavored red features melted black licorice, dried currant, savory herb and cedar notes. Firms up, ending with gritty, grainy tannins that have a sharp edge.-2002 California Cabernet blind retrospective (May 2012). Drink now through 2017. -JL


91 points,

Connoisseurs' Guide, Connoisseur's Guide, April 2005

Tasting a bit riper than one might expect of a Caymus Cabernet, this expansive bottling is both impressively concentrated and still somewhat direct and waiting to unfold into greater richness and range. Its curranty fruit and loamy, coffee and creamy oak notes all add to its promise, but what is lacking for the moment is any of the immediacy that would mark it for near-term drinking even though that is the part of what the winery was seeking when it made the wine in a riper style. Its focus is spot on and its depth is without question...


96 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, June 2012

This stunning, inky/plum/purple-tinged 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection boasts a glorious fragrance of creme de cassis, licorice, toasty oak, spice box, cassis and vanillin. Full-bodied, opulent, flashy and irresistible, this endearing, plush, exuberant, opulent Cabernet Sauvignon is 3-5 years away from full maturity, yet it is already complex and rewarding. It should last for another two decades.


89 points,

Wine Spectator, May 2012

This intense and richly flavored red features melted black licorice, dried currant, savory herb and cedar notes. Firms up, ending with gritty, grainy tannins that have a sharp edge.-2002 California Cabernet blind retrospective (May 2012). Drink now through 2017. -JL


About Winery

The Wagners took the name Caymus from the Mexican land grant known as Rancho Caymus, given to George Yount in 1836, which encompassed what eventually became the town of Rutherford and much of the surrounding area.

The Wagners produced their first vintage in 1972, consisting of 240 cases of Cabernet Sauvignon. Since then, Caymus has focused their efforts in the production of quality Cabernet Sauvignon. Caymus Vineyards remains 100% family-owned. Today's production is 65,000 cases. Farming grapes remains the priority with the family farming about 350 acres of Napa Valley.



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