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Special Selection Bottle

Special Selection1998

CaymusNapa Valley, California

Caymus Special Selection is the flagship Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from the Wagner family, made only in exceptional…Learn More »

$232

/750ml

Current Retail Average

94

/100

Average Pro Rating

Special Selection 1998 Vintage

ABOUT THIS WINE

Caymus Special Selection is the flagship Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from the Wagner family, made only in exceptional vintages from their finest lots of Napa fruit and long considered a benchmark “power Cabernet.” Known for its intensely ripe, opulent style with layers of cassis, blackberry compo…Learn More »

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Special Selection · Knowledge Base

About Special Selection

Caymus Special Selection is the flagship Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from the Wagner family, made only in exceptional vintages from their finest lots of Napa fruit and long considered a benchmark “power Cabernet.” Known for its intensely ripe, opulent style with layers of cassis, blackberry compote, mocha, and sweet oak wrapped in velvety tannins, it is both lavishly approachable on release and capable of extended cellaring. It is also uniquely distinguished as the only wine to have twice been named Wine Spectator’s Wine of the Year, undersc…