This lot is comprised of 2 bottle(s) of 1992 and 1994 Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $480 - $660 with a reserve of $340. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 10582. In this lot 1 bottle of 1994 Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (750ml), 1 bottle of 1992 Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (750ml).
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Please note the following condition/s on 1994 Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Base of Neck.
Please note the following condition/s on 1992 Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Base of Neck.
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Growing up in Montreal, this consignor’s parents exposed him to wine as a teenager. Once he was working on Bay Street his mentor introduced him to Toronto’s best wine lists. While on vacation in Bordeaux in 1990 he enjoyed a bottle of Chateau Meyney at a local restaurant and Bordeaux became his wine of choice. On that same trip he purchased as many bottles as possible of 1989 (his daughter’s birth year) and 1990 directly from the vineyards. A close acquaintance owned Lifford and, with Robert Parker as his guide, he purchased wine through them and began collecting. He had a 1200 bottle professional cellar built in his home and wines were stored there upon acquisition.
The tasting note for 1994 Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is from Robert Parker and the score is 95 - This hedonistic Cabernet Sauvignon's saturated purple color is accompanied by an exuberant, sweet, enveloping fragrance of smoky new oak, and jammy blackberry and cassis fruit. In the mouth, this lavishly wooded, black fruit-filled Cabernet is extremely full-bodied, with superb levels of fruit, glycerin, and extract. Like many 1994 Cabernet Sauvignons, it possesses extraordinary equilibrium, with the sweet tannin giving the wine considerable accessibility. The finish lasts for nearly 30 seconds. This will be a fun wine to drink young, but do not discount its aging ability as it should last for two decades.
The tasting note for 1992 Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is from Robert Parker and the score is 94 - Caymus has one of the most enviable track records of any California winery. Having followed their Cabernet Sauvignons since the early seventies, I find it remarkable that this winery has never gone through a slump. Not many wineries, anywhere in the world, can match the Wagner family's consistent record of success. Although Charlie and Chuck Wagner probably won't admit it, I have the impression they feel white wine is meant for rinsing your mouth out before drinking their reds. Cabernet Sauvignon has always been king at Caymus. This is one winery where you can open a 1974, 1975, or 1976 with confidence, knowing the wine will still be loaded with ripe fruit. The Caymus Special Selection is one of the most renowned luxury cuvees of Cabernet Sauvignon in California. The price of $100 a bottle is bold, controversial, and has undoubtedly made more than a few enemies. Nevertheless, for a decadent, lavishly oaky, explosively rich, intense, soft as silk style of Cabernet Sauvignon, it is hard to beat. Never unapproachable, the Special Selections (especially since the mid-eighites) taste almost too delicious when released. This has given rise to criticism that the wines will not last. While modern day vintages of Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon are not as concentrated as earlier vintages (i.e, the 1975 and 1976), this is still a wine that will endure 15 or more years of cellaring. The 1992 Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection (a February, 1996 release) is superior to the 1991 and 1990. The 1992 displays an opaque ruby/purple color, followed by huge, full-throttle aromatics offering a blast of sweet, toasty new oak combined with exceptional red and black fruits. Full-bodied, rich, and concentrated, with not a hard edge to be found, this low acid, fat, delicious Cabernet
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