This summer, I enjoyed a bottle of this very wine sitting outside with a friend in downtown Port St. Joe shortly after Hurricane Michael.  Today, I spotted the 2017 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon at Kroger: Wesleyan Station for $79, which is a good price for this new release. Caymus Vineyards is one of the more recognized wine producers in America, and so is the winemaker – Chuck Wagner.  This wine is generally available at wine stores and on wine lists.  This vintage is certainly full bodied and lush, composed of grapes from all across Napa Valley.  This is a big wine, showcasing berry and oak and cassis.  The vintage was aged for 18 months in French Oak before bottling.

From the winemaker: Caymus has a signature style that is dark in color, with rich fruit and ripe, velvety tannins – as approachable in youth as in maturity. We farm Cabernet grapes in eight of Napa’s 16 sub-appellations, with diversification enabling us to make the best possible wine in a given year. Our Cabernet offers layered, lush aromas and flavors, including cocoa, cassis and ripe dark berries.