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2008 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection

Cabernet Sauvignon: 750ml

$129.99

See Ratings and Reviews
points awarded:
JS 98 ST 93 WA 94 WS 94

Cory Gowan, JJ Buckley, September 2010

Super dark, inky opaque ruby with a dense red rim. The nose becomes more and more expressive as the wine is allowed to breathe. Very pure and very concentrated, the essence of black cherry and cassis layers with other black and blue fruits, dark chocolate and a big dollop of blackberry jam. A hint of licorice on the nose becomes is more expressive on the palate. The wood component reveals itself at the very end and combines with the fruit core and fine, plush tannins to produce a solid, lengthy finish. As expected, the 2008 Special Selection is a tooth-staining wine capable of evolving for at least a decade.


98 points,

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, December 2010

This is mind blowing on the nose with sweet tobacco, chocolate, cedar, cigar box, and licorice. Full bodied and round with a bright and velvety tannin structure. Starts off slow, but then runs off. This is fabulous. Massive finish. Delicious today, but will get better with an extra 3 years in the cellar. 2013.


94 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, December 2010

The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection is the first example of this cuvee to include Merlot (about 14%) in the blend. The Merlot component has given the wine a cocoa/chocolate nuance to its black currant, licorice-infused fruit. The tannins are velvety soft and the wine is beautifully textured and full-bodied. It is ideal for drinking now and over the next 15 years.


93 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, June 2011

Bright, full medium ruby. Black raspberry, bitter chocolate and licorice on the nose. Lush, sweet, concentrated and mouthfilling; not nearly as porty as the basic cabernet, with seamless dark fruit flavors showing more energy and depth than the regular bottling. The finish is smoothly tannic, chocolatey and very long. Like a liquid confection, even at this early stage: this really saturates the mouth. This is so sexy now that it's hard not to wonder whether the wine's potential flavor complexity has been compromised by its uncanny early sweetness. But it certainly has the stuffing to age.


94 points,

Wine Spectator, February 2011

Beautifully crafted, rich, intense and powerful, yet supple, graceful and polished, offering a generous core of spicy blackberry, black licorice, wild berry and light cedary notes. Full-bodied and expressive, this is both approachable now and sure to improve for several years. Drink now through 2020. -J.L.


Cory Gowan, JJ Buckley, September 2010

Super dark, inky opaque ruby with a dense red rim. The nose becomes more and more expressive as the wine is allowed to breathe. Very pure and very concentrated, the essence of black cherry and cassis layers with other black and blue fruits, dark chocolate and a big dollop of blackberry jam. A hint of licorice on the nose becomes is more expressive on the palate. The wood component reveals itself at the very end and combines with the fruit core and fine, plush tannins to produce a solid, lengthy finish. As expected, the 2008 Special Selection is a tooth-staining wine capable of evolving for at least a decade.


98 points,

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, December 2010

This is mind blowing on the nose with sweet tobacco, chocolate, cedar, cigar box, and licorice. Full bodied and round with a bright and velvety tannin structure. Starts off slow, but then runs off. This is fabulous. Massive finish. Delicious today, but will get better with an extra 3 years in the cellar. 2013.


94 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, December 2010

The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection is the first example of this cuvee to include Merlot (about 14%) in the blend. The Merlot component has given the wine a cocoa/chocolate nuance to its black currant, licorice-infused fruit. The tannins are velvety soft and the wine is beautifully textured and full-bodied. It is ideal for drinking now and over the next 15 years.


93 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, June 2011

Bright, full medium ruby. Black raspberry, bitter chocolate and licorice on the nose. Lush, sweet, concentrated and mouthfilling; not nearly as porty as the basic cabernet, with seamless dark fruit flavors showing more energy and depth than the regular bottling. The finish is smoothly tannic, chocolatey and very long. Like a liquid confection, even at this early stage: this really saturates the mouth. This is so sexy now that it's hard not to wonder whether the wine's potential flavor complexity has been compromised by its uncanny early sweetness. But it certainly has the stuffing to age.


94 points,

Wine Spectator, February 2011

Beautifully crafted, rich, intense and powerful, yet supple, graceful and polished, offering a generous core of spicy blackberry, black licorice, wild berry and light cedary notes. Full-bodied and expressive, this is both approachable now and sure to improve for several years. Drink now through 2020. -J.L.


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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