Wine
2008 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon, Special Selection, Six Bottles
- Item Number
- 105
- Estimated Value
- 972 USD
- Sold
- 1050 USD to Live Event Bidder
- Number of Bids
- 2 - Bid History
Item Description
Six 750ml Bottles of 2008 Caymus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Special Selection. The bottles are in the original unopened wood wine case.
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.
Caymus Special Selection is the flagship wine of the Wagner family and is comprised of the very best barrels of the vintage. This wine is not produced in difficult years.
94 points Wine Spectator
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. (2/2011)
Item Special Note
If this item is won online and not at the live event, the winner must pick up the item at the NJSO office in Newark, NJ.
Donated By:
Gerald Appelstein
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