Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (75cl, 15.7%)

A barrel-select Cabernet Sauvignon from Rutherford, Napa Valley, made by Caymus Vineyards. Each vintage, the best barrels of Napa Valley Cabernet are set aside for this cuvée, and in difficult years it is not produced. The wine uses extended hang time, leaving fruit on the vine longer than conventional practice. The nose shows lush blackberry, blackcurrant, ripe plum, vanilla bean and mocha, with baking spice and toasted oak. The palate layers dark cherry, cassis, dark chocolate and graphite minerality, with toasted oak and dense richness. The finish is long, with extremely fine velvety tannins, dark fruit and refined oak.