After graduating high school, Chuck Wagner was invited to become part of the family wine operation. Chuck’s father, Charlie, was an avid farmer growing grapes, prunes, and walnuts. Charlie was also making homemade wines on the side that quickly got the attention of friends and neighbors. In 1972, they made the first vintage of Caymus Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, a 250-case production that sold out quickly. That was the beginnings of a wine that helped put Napa Valley on the map as the epicenter for high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest, as they say, is history.

The winery pioneered crafting beautifully ripe Cabernet Sauvignon with velvety tannins, achieved through an extended hang-time, where the fruit is kept on the vine unusually long, allowing the berries to develop attractive suppleness and perfectly mature flavors.

Adjacent to Beckstoffer’s Georges III Vineyard, Caymus’s vineyard produces remarkably concentrated fruit. Each year, rigorous barrel assessments ensure only the finest are chosen for crafting the winery’s flagship Special Selection.

Celebrated for its approachability and graceful aging potential, Caymus’s Special Selection Cabernet stands as a hallmark of excellence.

Winery Notes:

“Each year, we set aside the best barrels of our Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley to produce Special Selection. Distinguished by extremely fine, velvety tannins and enjoyable upon release or with aging. A wine of structure with intense concentration of supple flavors and dark fruits.” Special Selection is the only wine in the world honored twice as Wine Spectator magazine’s ‘Wine of the Year’.”

CAYMUS VINEYARDS
2021 CABERNET SAUVIGNON
ONE-LITER BOTTLE
NAPA VALLEY
$110.00

Tasting Notes: “A plush, caressing style, with creamed boysenberry and blackberry flavors liberally laced with mocha and singed vanilla notes. A melted black licorice detail coats the finish. For fans of the hedonist style. Drink now through 2034” 92 Points | James Molesworth | Wine Spectator