Caymus Vineyards
Suisun Valley Grand Durif
Suisun Valley, North Coast, California, USA
Inky in color with a short reddish rim.
Strong Nose with black fruits, cedar vanilla, chocolates, raisins, cooked cherries, Indian spices, peppercorn, tobacco leaf and light smoke.
Full-bodied with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with alcohol infused cherries, black plums, blackberries, cedar, vanilla, spices, dried fruits, espresso, cola, light herbs, chocolates and peppercorn.
Long, tangy finish with fine grained tannins and cherries.
This 8-year-old Petite Sirah from California is really delicious now. Showing great complexity on the nose and palate.
Big, bold and extracted. Rich and fruit forward.
Peaking now, and will continue to drink nicely over the next few years. I really enjoyed how complex it has become in the last few years since I last had it.
Still powerful, and good right out of the bottle.
A good sipping wine that will also pair nicely with a big piece of steak.
14.6% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$55.
Inky in color with a short reddish rim.
Strong Nose with black fruits, cedar vanilla, chocolates, raisins, cooked cherries, Indian spices, peppercorn, tobacco leaf and light smoke.
Full-bodied with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with alcohol infused cherries, black plums, blackberries, cedar, vanilla, spices, dried fruits, espresso, cola, light herbs, chocolates and peppercorn.
Long, tangy finish with fine grained tannins and cherries.
This 8-year-old Petite Sirah from California is really delicious now. Showing great complexity on the nose and palate.
Big, bold and extracted. Rich and fruit forward.
Peaking now, and will continue to drink nicely over the next few years. I really enjoyed how complex it has become in the last few years since I last had it.
Still powerful, and good right out of the bottle.
A good sipping wine that will also pair nicely with a big piece of steak.
14.6% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$55.
Deep dark purple. There’s a lot of black fruit. Big finish.
Deep dark purple. There’s a lot of black fruit. Big finish.
Oct 23rd, 2022
Suisun (su-soon) Valley, which lies to the Southeast of Caymus and a 40-minute drive. Dark Ruby with aromas of dark fruit and exotic spices on this Petite Sirah. On the palate flavors of blackberry and ripe blueberry with smoky oak, herb notes and dusty drying smooth tannins. Well balanced on a long finish ending with a mineral tang. A Wagner Winner!
Suisun (su-soon) Valley, which lies to the Southeast of Caymus and a 40-minute drive. Dark Ruby with aromas of dark fruit and exotic spices on this Petite Sirah. On the palate flavors of blackberry and ripe blueberry with smoky oak, herb notes and dusty drying smooth tannins. Well balanced on a long finish ending with a mineral tang. A Wagner Winner!
Nov 17th, 2021
Doing a wine pairing at Carrabbas with Caymus wines. This one is a bit spicy for me especially with Italian sausage and rigatoni, would be much better without a spicy pairing.
Doing a wine pairing at Carrabbas with Caymus wines. This one is a bit spicy for me especially with Italian sausage and rigatoni, would be much better without a spicy pairing.
Feb 12th, 2020
Wonderful Petite Syrah based wine. BIG and powerful but elegant at the same time! Ripe blue/black fruit aromas and flavors. Nose has touches of lilac and chocolate. Hints of vanilla, milk chocolate and toasty oak come through on the long finish. Deep Maroon/Purple color. Underrated varietal and love the fact that the Caymus Team refers to the grape this wine was made from under its traditional name of Duriff.
Wonderful Petite Syrah based wine. BIG and powerful but elegant at the same time! Ripe blue/black fruit aromas and flavors. Nose has touches of lilac and chocolate. Hints of vanilla, milk chocolate and toasty oak come through on the long finish. Deep Maroon/Purple color. Underrated varietal and love the fact that the Caymus Team refers to the grape this wine was made from under its traditional name of Duriff.
1 person found it helpfulApr 27th, 2021
First reaction is modest nose and too much alcohol which was confirmed with a harshness on tasting. Sign Ivan the tannins hiding rip plum and cherry. Probably should have waited 3-5 years. An 8.3 at this stage so over priced.
First reaction is modest nose and too much alcohol which was confirmed with a harshness on tasting. Sign Ivan the tannins hiding rip plum and cherry. Probably should have waited 3-5 years. An 8.3 at this stage so over priced.
1 person found it helpfulJan 19th, 2021