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SPECIAL SELECTION CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2014 Napa Valley
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer CAYMUS
Extremely deep intense purple colour. Slightly spicy, intense, baked ripe plum-cherry nose with some cedary-sandalwood notes. Fairly dry, medium-full bodied, quite well structured, fairly intense, slightly spicy, very ripe plum-cherry flavours with a lingering, fairly high acid, gently cedary, sandalwood-tinged finish. Harmonious and well composed, it has 15.2% alcohol and 10 g/L residual sugar. At this price, however, I wish that I could have scored it higher. Maybe the best is yet to come. The 2013 (***) with 92-points was released on November 26, 2016 at $175.95. CSPC 711663
Type Red Table Wine
Agent And Win
Country USA
Region California
Rating ***(91 points)
Intense, Cedary, Very Ripe
LCBO Text Status
TASTING NOTE: The 2014 Caymus 'Special Selection' Cabernet Sauvignon is an exceptional wine made from this storied Napa Valley estate. Following some time to open, this incredible Cabernet begins to yield profound aromatics of black cherry compote, blueberry pie and boysenberry along with creosote, black tar, milk chocolate and licorice all soaring from the glass. The mouthfeel is rich, voluptuous and intense, as this wine offers exceedingly dense, concentrated flavors of black cherry reduction, blueberry pie, raspberry liquor and boysenberry, alongside milk chocolate shavings and tar, all cascading on to the long mouth coating finish. Although still youthful, the massive tannins will need some time to soften before it reaches its peak. Nonetheless, this is an absolutely beautifully crafted and exceedingly delicious wine from the Wagner's, which should cellar gracefully for many years to come. Best: 2018- 2038. Score - 97 (Dr. Owen Bargreen, internationalwinereport.com, July 2017) Price $ 199.95
Bottle Size 750 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - November 25, 2017
Cases bought 409 (6 bottles per case)

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