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2004 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon: 750ml
$74.99
about this wine:
Caymus Vineyards produces two Cabernets Sauvignons - a "Napa Valley" and "Special Selection". Both bottlings have aromas and flavors which can only be achieved through "hang time" - a technique which chances loss of crop if early winter sets in. Leaving the fruit to "hang" on the vine unusually long develops suppleness, increases color, and matures the tannins. The wines are abundant in textural tannins yet soft as velvet. Crop thinning, allowing measured sunlight to reach the vine's fruit zone, and waiting for increased ripeness are all part of our viticultural practices. Caymus Cabernets offer a wide array of aromas and flavors including cocoa, cassis and vanilla.
points awarded:
WA 92 WS 9292 points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, December 2006
The up-front, sexy 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa reveals the vintages ripe headiness along with loads of glycerin, a juicy, fat texture, a dark ruby/purple color, and abundant cassis, herb, licorice, and smoke characteristics. Drink it over the next decade.
92 points,
Wine Spectator, February 2007
Aromas of herb, currant and cedar are richer and fuller on the palate. Firms up, with dried currant, earth, vanilla bean and herbal sage notes. The tannins are tight. Decant. Drink now through 2011. 30,192 cases made. –JL

