Caymus 2018 'Special Selection' Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Caymus 2018 'Special Selection' Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

...rich and dark, but detailed, restrained in style and very terroir-driven...
Wine Spectator (on top 2018 Napa Cabs)
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...rich and dark, but detailed, restrained in style and very terroir-driven...
Wine Spectator (on top 2018 Napa Cabs)

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“Special Selection has been named Wine of the Year in 2 vintages (a record), but Chuck Wagner is not one to rest on his laurels. He’s always learning from the past and looking toward the future.”Wine Spectator

No scores yet, but why not a 3rd time we say? The 2018 vintage, rated 99 points by Wine Spectator again, and described as “a spectacular year, with wines that are rich and dark, but detailed, restrained in style and very terroir-driven” can easily do it.

Why not pile up now before that happens? It’s already out there on retail shelves at $300+ so once it breaks that record again, $500 is the next step. Or $189, here, today, the best price you can find it at.

Quite possibly the most recognized Cabernet from Napa needs no introduction. Love it or leave it, you have to recognize it as one of the most popular wines in the world. And Special Selection takes things up a notch, or two.

Each year, they set aside the best barrels of their 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 an intense concentration of supple flavors and dark fruits.

Powerful and loaded with silky black fruit, buttery soft tannins, and a seamless integration of expensive oak. It serves up GOBS of blackberry, cherries, crème de cassis, black licorice, sweet violets, melted dark chocolate, plums, vanilla, and much more. Always opulent and a huge crowd-pleaser, but also something you might want to just hoard for your own personal enjoyment.

Oh, and according to Wine-Searcher you’re looking at one of “The 10 Most Popular Napa Wines in the World” in 2023… as “this release from Caymus Vineyards is a remarkably dry, bold Cabernet Sauvignon with notes of dark fruit.” Just sayin’

Whatever you decide, we were allocated very little and have even less left, considering you rarely, if ever find a “highest-rated vintage since 1997” of Special Selection at such an affordable price - well, it’s probably just about gone if you’re still reading this.

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What the Winery Says 2018 'Special Selection' Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Caymus
Caymus
Winemaker
Jenny Wagner
Varietal
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage
2018
Alcohol
15.7%
Appellation
Napa Valley
Soils
Loam, clay, & silt
Aging
18 months
Barrels
New & Used French Oak

About the Winery Caymus

Caymus Winemaker Jenny Wagner
Caymus Winemaker Jenny Wagner
Caymus 2018 'Special Selection' Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml Wine Bottle
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