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The Spring 2018 Distinguished Cellar Auction
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Lot 686
Estimate: $225
Very top shoulder, lightly corroded and lightly scuffed capsules, 1 slightly recessed cork, very lightly scuffed, very lightly bin soiled and 1 torn labels.
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JG
"Having had some marvelous bottles of Caymus cabernet sauvignon from this era, when Randy Dunn was the winemaker here, my expectations for the 1978 Napa bottling were very high indeed . . . . The wine remains rather stubbornly young for thirty-eight years of age, delivering a bouquet of cassis, a bit of bell pepper, cigar ash, some tariness and cedary new wood. On the palate the wine is full-bodied and rather four-square in personality, with plenty of depth at the core, still a bit of tannin to resolve and a long, youthful . . . . Randy [Dunn]’s last vintage at Caymus . . . . the wine needs a bit more time to more fully resolve its tannins and perhaps it will be better down the road."
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The fourth-largest wine producer in the world, led by California. American fine wine is defined by ripe, expressive fruit and a spirit of innovation, with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon among the most sought-after wines globally.
California's most prestigious wine region, celebrated worldwide for opulent, structured Cabernet Sauvignon. Diverse soils and mountain-to-valley-floor sites yield wines of remarkable ripeness, power and longevity.
California's flagship appellation for opulent, structured Cabernet Sauvignon of ripe fruit, plush tannins and cellar-worthy depth.
The world's most planted premium red grape, yielding deeply colored, tannic and structured wines with cassis, cedar and graphite notes. Firm tannins and acidity make it exceptionally age-worthy, whether as a varietal or the backbone of a Bordeaux blend.
