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2004 Caymus - Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon - USA - California - Napa - Napa Valley - Red

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2004 Caymus - Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
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USA - California - Napa - Napa Valley

Red Cabernet Sauvignon
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Score
89
WS 92
WA 92
Drink Dates
Comm: 2007-2012 WA: 2006-2016 WS: 2007-2011
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Producer Notes

Caymus Vineyards was founded in 1972 by the Wagner family in Napa Valley's Rutherford district. The Wagners originally immigrated to the San Francisco Bay area from Alsace in the late 1880s. The winery produces both a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and since 1975, a Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon, differentiated by superior fruit and additional barrel aging. The name, Caymus, has dual... More »



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WA 92
Source Wine Advocate
Issue 168

The up-front, sexy 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa reveals the vintage's ripe headiness along with loads of glycerin, a juicy, fat texture, a dark ruby/purple color, and abundant cassis, herb, licorice, and smoke characteristics. Drink it over the next decade.

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WS 92
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Aromas of herb, currant and cedar are richer and fuller on the palate. Firms up, with dried currant, earth, vanilla bean and herbal sage notes. The tannins are tight. Decant. 30,192 cases made.

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Community Tasting Notes average score of 89 points based upon 10 reviews

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Jito72 95
Author Jito72
Site / Blog Trust Rating 99%
Tasted On 11/06/2009
Drink Dates 2008-2015

Excellent, very smooth tannins, bery balanced with a nice toasty oak and mineral, dried currant.

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Author Bryon
Site / Blog Trust Rating 98%
Tasted On 09/07/2009
Drink Dates 2009-2011

we drank the Showket and Caymus Napa side by side. Both are drinking great and able to cellar for a few more years. Both had similar taste profiles - good dark fruit, light oak finish. I loved both of them.

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Author cloudon
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Tasted On 07/15/2009

Dark blood color showing no signs of age, in fact it was still pretty tight on entry so I gave it a day to decant. Second night it was showing more signs of life but it still was mostly one dimensional with cherry notes, some richness, and restrained finish. The '05 was much better IMO

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Author MH
Site / Blog Trust Rating 99%
Tasted On 08/09/2008

Wonderful

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Southbound Union 92
Author Southbound Union
Site / Blog www.myspace.com/southboundunion Trust Rating 87%
Tasted On 01/20/2009
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PurpleTeeth 93
Author PurpleTeeth
Site / Blog Trust Rating 98%
Tasted On 12/15/2008
Drink Dates 2006-2014

Consumed along side a 2005 Clos Apalta, a 2003 BV Georges de Latour PR and a 2004 Caymus Special Selection. This wine should have been tasted just before the Special Selection but followed it. As a result, the Napa cuvee tasted lackluster by comparison but displayed a similar flavor profile. Had it been the only wine on the table, this wine could have stood its own against any food paired with it. Like every other 2004 Caymus Napa I've had, this bottle showed plenty of ripe, dark currant fruit, complexity and a bit of spice box on the finish. Another consistently good Caymus offering.

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Author Uncle Joey
Site / Blog Trust Rating 97%
Tasted On 11/26/2008
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Author Winesmash
Site / Blog Trust Rating 94%
Tasted On 07/26/2008

Full bodied and amazing! I drank this on my 100th episode of www.winesmash.com

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Author Stefan N
Site / Blog Trust Rating 97%
Tasted On 08/11/2007
Drink Dates 2007-2011

Aromas of herb, currant and cedar are richer and fuller on the palate. Firms up, with dried currant, earth, vanilla bean and herbal sage notes. The tannins are tight. Decant.

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Author Paul B404
Site / Blog Trust Rating 50%
Tasted On 07/31/2007

Consistent cab but not remarkable in any way.

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