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1985 Caymus - Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (750ml)
Caymus
SKU 105269

1985 Caymus - Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (750ml)

$349.00 - $349.00
$349.00
$349.00 - $349.00
$349.00
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1985 was the last great vintage at Caymus before a shift in direction reshaped the winery starting in 1987, making this a genuine time capsule of Chuck Wagner's earlier, classically-inspired style. John Gilman described a bouquet still blossoming with scents of black cherry, sweet cassis, dark soil tones, cigar smoke, a touch of mint, and a discreet base of new oak, moving into a deep, full-bodied, well-balanced palate with a fine core of fruit, good focus and grip, and a long, complex, classy finish. Robert Parker once called Caymus's record of consistent excellence nearly unmatched among California wineries. Now 40 years old, this remains a genuinely collectible piece of Napa Valley's golden era.

92 Points
"1985 was the penultimate vintage at Caymus before the wholesale shift in priorities at this Napa winery in 1987, when making money seemed to take over precedence from making great wines. For those who are too young to remember the changes, starting in 1984, the Wagner family had begun producing a third Caymus bottling of Cabernet Sauvignon, which they dubbed 'Napa Cuvée' and which was produced exclusively from purchased grapes. The bouquet is blossoming very well, though still a few years away from its true peak, offering up scents of black cherries, sweet cassis, dark soil tones, cigar smoke, a touch of mint and a discreet base of new oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and very well-balanced, with a fine core of fruit, good focus and grip, still a bit of backend tannin remaining to soften up and a long, complex and classy finish. The world has not crumbled and the sun still sets in the west, but it was a better time when this Napa Cabernet specialist, founded in 1972, was still making classically-inspired wines"
—John Gilman-John Gilman
Appellation: Napa Valley
Vintage: 1985
Region: California
Country: USA
Bottle Size: 750ml
Producer: Caymus
Caymus

1985 was the last great vintage at Caymus before a shift in direction reshaped the winery starting in 1987, making this a genuine time capsule of Chuck Wagner's earlier, classically-inspired style. John Gilman described a bouquet still blossoming with scents of black cherry, sweet cassis, dark soil tones, cigar smoke, a touch of mint, and a discreet base of new oak, moving into a deep, full-bodied, well-balanced palate with a fine core of fruit, good focus and grip, and a long, complex, classy finish. Robert Parker once called Caymus's record of consistent excellence nearly unmatched among California wineries. Now 40 years old, this remains a genuinely collectible piece of Napa Valley's golden era.

92 Points
"1985 was the penultimate vintage at Caymus before the wholesale shift in priorities at this Napa winery in 1987, when making money seemed to take over precedence from making great wines. For those who are too young to remember the changes, starting in 1984, the Wagner family had begun producing a third Caymus bottling of Cabernet Sauvignon, which they dubbed 'Napa Cuvée' and which was produced exclusively from purchased grapes. The bouquet is blossoming very well, though still a few years away from its true peak, offering up scents of black cherries, sweet cassis, dark soil tones, cigar smoke, a touch of mint and a discreet base of new oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and very well-balanced, with a fine core of fruit, good focus and grip, still a bit of backend tannin remaining to soften up and a long, complex and classy finish. The world has not crumbled and the sun still sets in the west, but it was a better time when this Napa Cabernet specialist, founded in 1972, was still making classically-inspired wines"
—John Gilman-John Gilman
Appellation: Napa Valley
Vintage: 1985
Region: California
Country: USA
Bottle Size: 750ml
Producer: Caymus