Caymus Vineyards
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In 1972, Chuck Wagner started Caymus Vineyards with his parents, Charlie and Lorna, with a bold plan and an uncharted future. They were a family of farmers with deep roots in the Napa Valley, in 1857, Chuck’s great-great grandfather captained a wagon train to California from Bible Grove, Missouri. Working together for decades, Chuck and his parents established the family’s work ethic, appetite for innovation, down-to-earth sensibility, and deep appreciation of the pleasures of good food and wine enjoyed with family and friends.Today, Caymus Cabernet is one of the region’s most celebrated wines. Made from grapes farmed in 8 of Napa Valley’s 16 appellations, it has a signature style that is dark in color, with rich fruit and ripe tannins, as approachable in youth as it is in maturity. Chuck Wagner continues to make two world-renowned Cabernet Sauvignons, Caymus Napa Valley and Caymus Special Selection. Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon is the only wine in the world to be honored twice
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In 1972, Chuck Wagner started Caymus Vineyards with his parents, Charlie and Lorna, with a bold plan and an uncharted future. They were a family of farmers with deep roots in the Napa Valley, in 1857, Chuck’s great-great grandfather captained a wagon train to California from Bible Grove, Missouri. Working together for decades, Chuck and his parents established the family’s work ethic, appetite for innovation, down-to-earth sensibility, and deep appreciation of the pleasures of good food and wine enjoyed with family and friends.Today, Caymus Cabernet is one of the region’s most celebrated wines. Made from grapes farmed in 8 of Napa Valley’s 16 appellations, it has a signature style that is dark in color, with rich fruit and ripe tannins, as approachable in youth as it is in maturity. Chuck Wagner continues to make two world-renowned Cabernet Sauvignons, Caymus Napa Valley and Caymus Special Selection. Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon is the only wine in the world to be honored twice
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2023 is a classic Caymus Cabernet vintage, a personal favorite, I relish vintages like this. The growing season was relatively uneventful. Some summer days were quite warm, but the style of Caymus demands dry and warm weather conditions. We started picking the stoney soils of the valley floor in September. We then turned our sites to the cooler climate hillsides where the backbone of Caymus resides. We finished harvest in early December, one of the latest harvests we have ever had. A rain-free and lengthy autumn allowed for thorough ripeness that elevated the round, rich concentration and luxuriously ripe tannins of this vintage.
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Since the early days of Caymus, we have worked to create a signature style of Cabernet, dark and lush with ripe fruit and luxurious tannins, drinkable upon release or with age. Introduced with the 2021 vintage, this wine displays the Caymus character.
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