Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon Vertical 95-97-98-99 (4 bottles)

Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 1995
Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon
750 ml / USA / 14% ABV

VN 90 | WA 90 | WS 93
“While it is fashionable to criticize this wine because of its price, and the secrecy surrounding the amount produced (who really cares?), the wine is unquestionably outstanding. The 1995 boasts a dark ruby/purple color as well as an attractive bouquet with lavish quantities of toasty new oak and black currants. There is moderate tannin, good purity, and an open-knit, sexy style. If the wine had not fallen a bit short on the mid-palate, it would have merited an even higher score... Nevertheless, it is an outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon.”
August 1999 (RP – Wine Advocate)

Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 1997
Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon
750 ml / USA / 14.4% ABV

ST 93 | WA 94 | W&S 94
“A consistent mid-ninety point wine, this lavishly-oaked, rich, opulent wine exhibits Caymus' tell-tale dramatic bouquet of blackcurrants, toast, coconuts, and jammy black fruits. Corpulent, chewy, full-bodied flavors possess enough acidity to provide focus and uplift. Like many Caymus Special Selections, this wine oozes with pure Cabernet fruit.”
August 1994 (RP – Wine Advocate)

Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 1998
Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon
750 ml / USA / 14.4% ABV

WS 91
“Ripe, rich and complex, with layers of juicy plum, blackberry, anise, coffee and wild berry. Turns supple, with a sense of elegance and finesse. Firms up on the finish, where the tannins fold in.”
October 2001 (Wine Spectator)

Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon
750 ml / USA / 14.4% ABV

VN 91 | WA 90 | WS 95
“Dark, rich and intense, a vibrant, deeply concentrated and firmly tannic style. Young and tight, this wine packs in lots of rich, chocolaty plum, black currant, cherry, anise and sage and herbal flavors. Really revs up the flavors on the finish, with unfolding layers of complexity and depth. *Cellar Selection*”
August 2002 (JL – Wine Spectator)

Proceeds from the sale of this lot are to the benefit of The Palliative Care Society of the Bow Valley.