Caymus, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Interesting facts

Wine, Caymus, Cabernet Sauvignon is made from grapes grown in the most suitable areas for this variety. Feature Cabernet from Keimoes in the fact that it, thanks to a blend of fruit from mountain sites, acquires new dimensions of taste. The level of acidity in this wine is less, and tannin is higher compared with other Cabernets of NAPA valley. The 2011 season was distinguished by a cool summer and a disappointing wine small harvest and very late ripening berries. But the sophisticated technology Keimoes, Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 has a fresh, unusual nature, which positively distinguishes it in comparison with 2010. The goal of winemakers, created this vintage, is to present a wine that can be delicious young and increasingly improve over the years. At the peak of ripeness, the vintage will be in the period from 2013 to 2022. One can choose your option: or the energy of a young wine or a Mature sophistication.Wine house Keimoes vineyards in 1972 founded the Charles F. Wagner, Lorna Belle Glos and their son Charles George. (Chuck) Wagner. The name appeared thanks to the local history, according to which, in the 19th century, the area of Rutherford (the family property Wagner), was originally Mexican land, which was called "Rancho Keimoes". In the founding year of the harvest of that year created the first Cabernet Sauvignon, and the harvest of 1975, the first Special Selection. Currently in the possession of Keimoes — over 60 acres of vineyards of Cabernet Sauvignon, as well as several other vineyards that stretch from the foot of the NAPA Valley to the slopes of the mountains. The vineyards are cultivated according to the specific needs of the soil, climatic characteristics, exposure. Applied tactics prorezhevaniya vines in multiple rows, this is done to obtain wines with good structure, density, a rich dark color and rich aroma. In 1984, Chuck Wagner winemaker gets Home and takes over sole management Board Keimoes. House wine Keimoes win prestigious titles and awards. In 1989, the wine Special Selection 1984 6000 bypassed the other samples and was "Wine of the Year" by the magazine Wine Spectator. In 1994, Special Selection 1990 wins again in this category. In 2001 Chuck Wagner along with his father was elected to the "hall of Fame" Wine Spectator magazine. The year 2006 became a milestone for the Wagner family — 100 years of cultivation land of the Valley.Chuck Wagner, who received in 2007 a nomination for achievements and contribution to the development of wine — "Services in the wine industry", to this day continues to work in Keimoes vineyards, creating great wines.

Tasting Characteristics

The wine has a dark red color with ruby tints.
Powerful aroma of wine presented notes of sweet ripe grapes, blueberries, blackberries, spices, oak and chocolate.
Taste wine attracts wealth, balance and sweetness of ripe black fruits and berries: plum, currant, cherry. Fine-grained tannins are reflected in the expressive, dry chocolate aftertaste.
The wine goes well with salads (warm, leaf, dressed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar), a dish of red meat — filet Mignon, rib eye, medium rare with rosemary, chicken baked in honey-spicy sauce.