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Caymus Vineyards
:Name of Vineyard
1885 The Wagner forefathers emigrate from Alsace and make their way to the San Francisco Bay Area. Following the 1906 earthquake, they acquire farmland in Napa Valley.
1912 Charles F. (Charlie) Wagner is born on the family's Rutherford farm.
1915 The Wagner family builds a winery to produce bulk wines. This enterprise will grow to 30,000 gallons per year before Prohibition.
1941 Charlie Wagner and his wife, Lorna Belle Glos Wagner (whose Glos and Stice ancestors also have a long family history of viticulture and winemakeing in the Napa Valley), purchase 73 acres in Rutherford. They soon gain a reputation as skilled grape growers and home winemakers.
1960s Charlie Wagner pulls out fruit orchards to plant Pinot Noir, Johannisberg Riesling and, most significantly, a Cabernet Sauvignon clone from highly regarded grower Nathan Fay's vineyard. Over 60 acres of Cabernet vineyard on this site remain the core of Caymus's Cabernet Sauvignons today.
1972 Charlie, Lorna and their son, Charles J. (Chuck) Wagner establish Caymus Vineyards and produce their first wines, including 240 cases of Cabernet Sauvignon. They take the name Caymus from the "Rancho Caymus" Mexican land grant that in the 19th century encompassed much of the area surrounding what is now Rutherford.
1975 From the 1975 vintage, Caymus introduces "Special Selection," a Cabernet Sauvignon chosen from the best lots and given extended barrel aging. Randall Dunn joins the team as winemaker.
1984 Chuck Wagner takes over as winemaker.
1989 Caymus 1984 Special Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is named "Wine of the Year" by Wine Spectator magazine, earning this honor over 6,000 other wines tasted.
1994 Caymus 1990 Special Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is named "Wine of the Year" by Wine Spectator magazine. Caymus Special Selection Cabernet thus becomes (and remains today) the only wine to be selected twice for this honor.
1997 Caymus is named "Best Winery for Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Blend in California" in Wine Spectator's Readers' Choice Awards. Also in this year, Caymus Cabernet earns its sixth spot on Wine Spectator's top-ten list in nine years.
2001 Charlie and Chuck Wagner are named by Wine Spectator to its "Hall of Fame."
2002 Charlie Wagner passes away in Rutherford in his 90th year.
Today Chuck Wagner continues to direct all viticulture and winemaking at Caymus, focusing on Cabernet Sauvignon..
:Description
Napa, United States
:Vineyard Region
, 268
:Address
(707) 963-4204
:Telephone