A RICH, LONG HISTORY OF GRAPE GROWING AND WINEMAKING-REMAINING OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE WAGNER FAMILY SINCE OUR FOUNDING., DEDICATED TO AGRICULTURE, DUE TO SUPPLY SHORTAGES THIS CAYMUS NAPA CABERNET WAS RELEASED IN A BOTTLE THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN OUR NORMAL AND UNIQUE CAYMUS BOTTLE. THE WINE HOWEVER IS PURELY CAYMUS CABERNET AND RETAINS ALL THE SAME CHARACTERS THE WINERY IS KNOWN FOR., MY PARENTS, CHARLIE AND LORNA, GREW UP A MILE APART IN RUTHERFORD, NAPA VALLEY. AFTER MARRYING, THEY FARMED GRAPES AND SOLD THEM TO LOCAL WINERIES, YET CHARLIE BECAME CAPTIVATED BY WINE AND WINEMAKING HIMSELF. IN 1972 I JOINED MY FOLKS TO MAKE WINE COMMERCIALLY AND WE NEVER LOOKED BACK. CAYMUS REMAINS A HANDS-ON FAMILY WINERY, LOCATED WHERE WE BEGAN-IN RUTHERFORD, A CENTER POINT OF NAPA VALLEY’S BEAUTIFUL VINEYARDS. I WORKED WITH MY PARENTS FOR 30 YEARS, AND WE REMAIN GENERATIONAL, WITH TWO OF MY CHILDREN HELPING TO RUN FARMING AND WINEMAKING. CHARLIE AND JENNY ARE ACCOMPLISHED WINEMAKERS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT-AND LIKE ME, THEY FEEL THAT CAYMUS SHOULD CONTINUE THE WAY WE BEGAN, HANDS-ON AND GUIDED BY SUCCESSIVE GENERATIONS. CAYMUS IS BEST KNOWN FOR A SINGULAR EXPRESSION OF CABERNET-DARK, RICH AND LUXURIOUSLY SOFT, EXUDING NATURAL CHARACTERS THAT ARE BORN OF NAPA VALLEY’S SPECIAL CLIMATE AND SOILS. – CHUCK WAGNER, OWNER/WINEMAKER, NAPA VALLEY
