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Caymus Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
New release New release of Caymus' 2016 Cabernet now available! previous vintage 94 Points Robert Parker: "The Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley has a dense opaque purple color, a kiss of blackberry and cassis fruit, a full-bodied mouthfeel with ripe tannin and a long finish. It is very Caymus in its immediate accessibility, but has plenty of staying power and depth. This is lush, full, intense and pure. Drink it over the next 15 or so years." Caymus Vineyards produces two Cabernets Sauvignons – a “Napa Valley” and the venerable “Special Selection”. Both Cabernet bottlings have aromas and flavors which can only be achieved through “hang time” – a technique which chances the 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 of the grapes. 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.
Ratings on Delectable
Severn Goodwin 
Dinner with clients. Dusty fresh cherry, light tannins, tight, years to go to open.
Dinner with clients. Dusty fresh cherry, light tannins, tight, years to go to open.
9.1Danielle DiDuro
Marketing, Red Tail Ridge Winery
A bit vegetable on the nose with tomato leaves and baking spices. Much more fruit present on the palate with boysenberry, blackberry, tons of vanilla, cloves and dried tabacco. Chewy tannins with lingers notes of seedy blackberries and mouth coating weight.
A bit vegetable on the nose with tomato leaves and baking spices. Much more fruit present on the palate with boysenberry, blackberry, tons of vanilla, cloves and dried tabacco. Chewy tannins with lingers notes of seedy blackberries and mouth coating weight.
9.0Hayden B. Oothout
Excellent wine. Way too young to open now, but I wouldn’t ever deny it. Excellent flavor but could be a lot better with about 10 years more. Pairs perfectly with bacon wrapped steak & frites.
Excellent wine. Way too young to open now, but I wouldn’t ever deny it. Excellent flavor but could be a lot better with about 10 years more. Pairs perfectly with bacon wrapped steak & frites.
9.1
Joe DAscoli
From a 1 liter bottle. Which frankly was marketing and sales genius by the Wanner’s. Fruity. Sweet. Lots of oak. A bit better with some bottle age. Let this breathe for quite a bit. Did not hold a candle to the Paul Hobbs LPV
From a 1 liter bottle. Which frankly was marketing and sales genius by the Wanner’s. Fruity. Sweet. Lots of oak. A bit better with some bottle age. Let this breathe for quite a bit. Did not hold a candle to the Paul Hobbs LPV
9.1
Alvaro Bustillos
Hector platt
Hector platt
9.2
Michael Amoruso
Big round purple fruits. Milk chocolate. Low acid. Needs time
Big round purple fruits. Milk chocolate. Low acid. Needs time
8.9
Marc Melser
We had the 2016 Vintage on 5/14/23. Nice tastes of blackberry, plum, vanilla and cassis. Full bodied, fruit forward, well balanced. A very good Napa floor Cab.
We had the 2016 Vintage on 5/14/23. Nice tastes of blackberry, plum, vanilla and cassis. Full bodied, fruit forward, well balanced. A very good Napa floor Cab.
8.8
Sean Townley
Mega purple strikes again. Spend your money elsewhere
Mega purple strikes again. Spend your money elsewhere
8.4
Amit Srivastava
Not too big but very smooth . ‘16 vintage is too good
Not too big but very smooth . ‘16 vintage is too good
9.2
Buddy G
Brown sugar glazing over my my palette. Juicy, luscious, fun!
Brown sugar glazing over my my palette. Juicy, luscious, fun!
9.3
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