Monday, December 5, 2005

Caymus, 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon

Caymus bottles two Cabernets the standard label (this one) and the “Special Selection”. The standard label is usually about half the cost and is leaner on the flavor. Generally speaking it is a medium to full bodied wine (meaning fairly high alcohol content), has a fairly complex set of flavors, blackberry, blueberry, coffee, with a slight vanilla finish. Very dry, and very tannic on release, but time has soften it into a very good wine. I really like this wine (I bought two cases on its initial release), but would not recommend you order it from the library section on the wine list.

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