Andrew S

9.3

A big styled wine with well integrated tannins. Nice notes of spice and cocoa on top of the core of ripe darker fruits. Best at cellar temp after 90 minute decant. — 4 years ago

Vanessa

9.1

It’s official - happy 40th @deked1! Wine is deep ruby hue, heavy tearing. Creme de cassis, molasses, pipe tobacco, nutmeg and baking spices, vanilla and oak. Pop and pour variety, fruit and oak forward. Velveteen texture.
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#2012 #caymus40thanniversary #caymusvineyards #caymus #caymusoccasion #napavalley #napawine #napacabernet #cabernetcandy #oreocake — 4 years ago

with Deked1

Yianni Stone

2019 is super saline, vibrant, reductive yet opulent, fresh citrus. Excellent. Sadly a very low yielding vintage. — 4 years ago

with Haley

E & K G

9.1

High acidity that really raises the tone of the fruit flavors. Some Brett, but not unpleasant at all. Pairs well with cheese as well as toast with a bit of truffle butter. — 4 years ago

Matt

9.2

So much SO2 at first, this needed a full day open to blow off. Subtle nose of wet stone, some pomaceous fruit, SO2. You could argue its flawed given the perceptible sulphur. With air and vigorous aeration it slowly unwinded and blew off. Palate is gorgeous though, it is taut with a defined sensibility to it. Lemon peel, orange zest, ripe pear, white peach, orchard blossom, crushed flint and chalk, hazelnut, popcorn, and an ever so slight touch of vanilla and spice on the long finish. A thread of reduction no surprise there. Plenty of top-of-the slope character with racy acid and mineral backbone. I find it rather finessed all in all. Would love to revisit in 5-8 years. — 4 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.1

Gerry Casale of DEVO taking us through his rose and Pinot. Thank you Quinton Jay of Bacchus Wine Shop in Millbrae, CA for making this happen! — 4 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.2

The Weingut Brand Pet Nats are the best I’ve ever tried. Really. So many Pet Nats can be one dimensional but Brand nails it every year. Just look at those ruby embers.

The 2018 Rose’ is weightier than the white, but still dangerously easy to drink at 10% ABV. 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Portuguiser, it lets the Pinot shine completely through, tastes like a red wine. Tart red bing cherries, green olives, and musty attic. — 4 years ago

Keaton Kail

9.5

Whole cluster attack. Sexy everything else. @Lauren Vance and I somehow landed on fully loaded sweet relish and mustard ballpark hotdog for the nose. — 4 years ago

with Kat, Lauren and 1 other

Jae Cho

9.0

Watermelon and jalapeño salad. It disappeared so fast on a hot summer lunch. — 4 years ago