Caymus 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon

Caymus 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley ($70) - Call this a good job in a difficult vintage. The cool growing season made it difficult to extract the color, flavor and body of a typical Caymus cab, but there is elegance and finesse and a purity of bright fruit aromas that might not be as evident this early in a blockbuster vintage. Rating: 88.

Author: Robert Whitley