Caymus 'Special Selection' Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Scarlet red color, nose of cassis and French oak – even before the first taste, an intense, rich, ripe,’ intriguing wine captures the imagination. The palate follows through with seamless and complex harmony – full, rich, exciting and ever-ruminating. A momentary evolution in the glass with fine and. abunqant tannins balanced by fruit-driven character. Soft and slightly gritty. Ripe yet structured. Expansive and long in finish. Each year, the Caymus winemaking team blind tastes all our lots of Cabernet Sauvignon, which come from 8 of Napa Valley’s 16 sub-appellations, reflecting the region’s great diversity of soils and temperature. Only the very best lots make it into Special Selection. Grapes for this wine are Napa Valley floor (75%) that is blended with hillside and sloped sites (25%). This blending of Caymus Cabernets is singular and non-traditional- capturing soft, seductive, beautifully flavored valley fruit, with the mountain wine providing “shoulders:’