Special Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Plush and blowsy. Plum, violets, strawberry, black cherry. A pretty open knit fruit bomb. Quite high alcohol and a soft finish. Lacks a little structure and personality.

Very nice nose of deep, dark fruit--plum, prune, blackberry. Taste is amazingly smooth. No pepper or spice, but a nice thick taste of black cherry and prune, with a long lasting aftertaste of caramel toffee. A very nice wine, but wish it had a little more spice.

Unfortunately it was at the end of its life, it was opened couple days back

Blackberries, boysenberries, blueberries, raisins, violets, burnt ambers, cinnamon and vanilla leap out of the glass on the nose. The tannins are nicely resolved. Cooked blackberries, black plum, dark cherries, blueberries, boysenberries, olallieberries, rhubarb with a little figs, date & prune quality. Then, comes dark fruit preserves with a slight liqueur character, black raspberry cola, cinnamon, vanilla, strong anise all over the mid palate, clove, milk chocolate, roasted meat, coffee grounds, suede type leather, scorched rich black earth, burnt ambers, underbrush, toast, violets, nice acidity and a full, rich, finish that goes on and on. The structure is good as is the balance, tension and length. If you own the 06, it's nice tonight but perfect in another 5 years or so. The 06 vintage is a wine that was still made in the original Caymus style. Since around 2012, they're more syrupy sweet than I prefer.

06' Caymus Special Select. It needed a short decanting, surprisingly. A full bodied and elegant wine . No denying this has tons of fruit .Very little acidity, some nice (sweet) oak. A rather long & lingering finish. Really good. I unexpectedly enjoyed this wine. Many more great years in front of it. Cheers everyone!

Not as #special as I was hoping for... lacks nuances - maybe the next bottle will thrill me more #caymusspecialselection #napacabernet

Not stored well showed tired

Jammy and certainly high in alcohol (labeled 15.4), but strangely satisfying.

Very good as one would expect.

Such a phenomenal cab. Only wine that would measure up to barrel samples tastes @premierenapavalley by @napavalleyvinters @bottlenotes