Cabernet
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Cabernet Sauvignon is a thick-skinned red grape variety that finds its most celebrated expression in Napa Valley, California, where warm days and cool nights concentrate the fruit while preserving structure. Winemakers rely on extended maceration and new French oak aging to build the grape's characteristic black currant, cedar, and cassis profile. Appellation boundaries shape the wine considerably - broader California designations like the Caymus Cabernet California deliver fruit-forward approachability, while single-vineyard Napa bottlings such as Caymus Special Selection and Turnbull Napa Valley carry greater density and age worthiness. Post and Beam, produced under the Far Niente umbrella, represents a gentler entry into Napa's style, whereas Caymus Special Selection sits at the more concentrated, cellar-worthy end of what this grape delivers at its most structured.
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Cabernet Sauvignon is a thick-skinned red grape variety that finds its most celebrated expression in Napa Valley, California, where warm days and cool nights concentrate the fruit while preserving structure. Winemakers rely on extended maceration and new French oak aging to build the grape's characteristic black currant, cedar, and cassis profile. Appellation boundaries shape the wine considerably - broader California designations like the Caymus Cabernet California deliver fruit-forward approachability, while single-vineyard Napa bottlings such as Caymus Special Selection and Turnbull Napa Valley carry greater density and age worthiness. Post and Beam, produced under the Far Niente umbrella, represents a gentler entry into Napa's style, whereas Caymus Special Selection sits at the more concentrated, cellar-worthy end of what this grape delivers at its most structured.
