Caymus, Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2008
Caymus · California · Napa Valley
LWIN: 1121737
Caymus, Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2008 sold at auction 30 times in the last five years, at a median of $150 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $138 and $166. The most recent sale was on June 1, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $205, across 6 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$150
30 sales · $138–166 middle half
Lowest retail now
$205
6 retail offers
Last auction sale
Jun 1
2026
Critic scores
94
Wine Advocate
98
James Suckling
Caymus, Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 2008 (2)
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Napa Valley
- Type
- Red
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About Caymus
The Wagner family has grown grapes on its Rutherford land since the 1940s, selling the fruit to other wineries until Charlie and Lorna Wagner and their son Chuck opened Caymus in 1972 with 240 cases of Cabernet Sauvignon. The name comes from George Yount's Rancho Caymus land grant, itself named after Wappo villages. The vineyard was planted in the 1960s to Nathan Fay's Cabernet clone. In 1975 the winery hired Randy Dunn and released its first Special Selection, made only in better years; Wine Spectator named the 1984 and 1990 Special Selections Wine of the Year. The family also makes Mer Soleil, Conundrum and Belle Glos.
- Appellation
- Napa Valley AVA
- Owner
- Wagner family
- Founded
- 1972
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Sauvignon Blanc
- Wines
- Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon
- Website
- caymus.com
Sources: Wikipedia, caymus.com