1992 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection

Community Tasting Notes (94) Avg Score: 93.5 points

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  9/25/2023 - Cailles wrote: 97 Points

  No notes taken. Three 1992 Napa wines side-by-side. All three displayed that the vintage is currently in an amazing spot: open, intense and expressive, highly layered with a good portion of primary fruit mixed with tertiary aromas, herbs and minerality, soft and round but with good tension and good freshness. The Caymus Special Selection (97pts) was the most layered and exciting wine with lots of spiciness. But I think this will be even better in 10 years when it will be more tertiary and lose a bit of the quite intensive fruit aromas. The Togni (96pts) was the most Bordeaux-esque in the line-up, so clear and clean without any of the excess the Caymus still has. This bottle wasn‘t quite as sharp and layered as the last one a few months ago (rated 98pts) but only got better with air and was reached its peak on day two. The Eisele (94pts) had some signs of decline on the nose but was drinking well on the palate, tertiary the core but with enough ripe fruit to still be exciting.

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  6/24/2023 - Louisiana George wrote: 91 Points

  Last night Cafe V was open - had high expectations and failed to meet them. Opened up nicely over a 2 hour meal, but just never developed the complexity that I was prepared for. Was very smooth and silky, but nothing noteworthy stood out.

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  3/10/2023 - merlotsmile Likes this wine: 96 Points

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  1/23/2023 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Purchased on release and my last btl. Great color. Decanted for 30 min at the restaurant. Smoky, velvety, forest, smooth finish. Drink to enjoy!

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  10/4/2022 - G_H wrote: 95 Points

  A bit more backward and structured than a previous bottle, this needed 20 minutes in the glass to really come together. 90's Napa valley Cab greatness. Fantastic.
  
  From bottles with lower levels, I'd drink this up, but bottles stored cold with a great level can still develop further.

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