Drink.  Learn.  Laugh.  Repeat.

Welcome Back!Sign in here:

Not Registered?Become one of our thirsty clan 334,198 strong:

Register Today!
Ad

Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Wine Review

Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Napa Valley, California, United States

Community Score:92/100

Community Reviews: 2

  Add My Review


Price: $229.95

Drink: 2024-2036

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14.5%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Caymus

Agent: Caymus Canada Inc.

Natalie's Score: 92/100

The wine grapes for Caymus 2018 Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon see extended "hang time" on the vine and the resulting wine for the final blend of the 2018 vintage was carefully selected from the best barrels. Already an elegant beauty, this wine is showing layers of ripe dark fruit, vanilla, toasty oak spice and mocha flavours generous and ultra-balanced with fresh acidity on the palate and rich with velvety tannins. Drink or hold.

Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: filet mignon, pork tenderloin, pizza, pasta, hard cheese.

Harmonious Hard Cheese Wine

This Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 was reviewed on November 18, 2023 by Natalie MacLean

More Vintages: 2019  2017  2014  2016  2015 

  Add New Vintage

Pricing & Stock Information

StoreStock    
Innes & Tenth Line23 Add
First & Pine22 Add
Richmond & Kirkwood20 Add
Bloor & Royal York18 Add
Golf Links & Hwy 40317 Add
See More Edit
StoreStock    
Park Royal60 Add
Kelowna Orchard Park35 Add
Langley31 Add
Arbutus31 Add
Lynn Valley26 Add
See More Edit

Reviews and Ratings

The wine grapes for Caymus 2018 Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon see extended "hang time" on the vine and the resulting wine for the final blend of the 2018 vintage was carefully selected from the best barrels. Dry, full-bodied and lushly layered with blackberry jam, chocolate, espresso and smoky vanilla flavours velvety and long on the palate, tannins are structured and pleasantly grippy. Great now, better in 2024 and drink to 2035. - Community Wine Reviews

If you liked the Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, you might also like these wines:

Ad

WANT TO LEARN HOW TO

PAIR WINE
& FOOD?

Join me in a free online video class to learn the secrets to perfect pairings.

Wine of the Week

As featured on  

CTV Wine of the Week!

Edenvale Red Wine
Grenache Shiraz Mataro Alcohol Removed,
Fleurieu, Barossa ...

Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean offers North America's most popular online wine and food pairing classes. She was named the World's Best Drinks Writer at the World Food Media Awards in Australia.

Natalie has published two books with Random House, both selected as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Year.

Join 334,198 thirsty wine lovers who get access to all of her wine reviews by becoming a member of her site. Take a free online pairing class with her here.

FEEL LOST IN THE

LCBO?

Know the wines you want before you even get to the store with my wine reviews. Join now. It's free.

Red, White & Drunk All Over

  Best Books of the Year

Red, White & Drunk all over by Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean writes about wine with a sensuous obsession... and often laugh-out-loud funny... Terrific.

Rex Pickett, Sideways

Ms. MacLean is the disarming Everywoman. She loves wine, loves drinking ... ultimately, it's a winning formula.

Eric Asimov, The New York Times

GOT A SMARTPHONE?

Access my reviews on mobile with the bar code scanner.

GET NAT'S APP

Unquenchable: A Tipsy Search

  Best Books of the Year

Unquenchable by Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean is a new force in the wine writing world ‐ a feisty North American answer to Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson. She can write beautifully about wine.

The Financial Times of London

There are very few people in the wine world who "get it" and Natalie is one of those who brings more fun to a buttoned-up and stodgy game.

Gary Vaynerchuck, Wine Library TV

Starting a Wine Cellar?

Expert advice for all budgets

Insider tips on starting a wine cellar
From wine racks to underground caves, insider tips on size and space, number of bottles, ideal conditions and reputable resources.   learn more  
Winner World's Best Drink Writer
WFour-Time Winner James Beard Foundation
Five-Time Winner Association of Food Journalists
Six-Time Winner Bert Greene Award
Best Wine Literature Book Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Online Writer of the Year Louis Roederer International Wine Writing Award