Caymus, Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2018
Caymus · California · Napa Valley
LWIN: 1121737
Caymus, Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2018 sold at auction 35 times in the last five years, at a median of $141 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $128 and $152. The most recent sale was on October 27, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $180, across 17 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$141
35 sales · $128–152 middle half
Lowest retail now
$180
17 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 27
2026
Critic scores
94
Wine Advocate
94
Wine Spectator
Caymus, Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 2018 (1)
$193per 750ml incl. premium
WineBid Auctions - 2026-W44
2018 · Lot · Magnum
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Napa Valley
- Type
- Red
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About Caymus
Caymus Vineyards, the Wagner family winery in Rutherford, makes ripe, fruit-forward Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. Vines grow on low-fertility valley-floor and mountain soils, partly dry-farmed and some blocks planted at one metre by one metre, and fruit is picked at an elevated degree of ripeness. The Napa Valley Cabernet is dark and concentrated, with soft, luxurious fruit and enough tannin to age. Special Selection, drawn from the best barrels and made only in better years, spends about 18 months in new French and American oak and shows blackberry, black cherry, cocoa and cedar over fine-grained tannins. Other bottlings are a small Napa Valley Zinfandel and, since 2021, a California Cabernet.
- Appellation
- Rutherford, Napa Valley
- Owner
- Wagner family (Chuck Wagner)
- Vineyards
- About 73 acres in Rutherford plus valley-floor and mountain sites; some dry farming, high-density blocks
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel
- Wines
- Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley Zinfandel, California Cabernet Sauvignon
- Style
- Dark, concentrated Cabernet with ripe, soft, fruit-driven texture
- Website
- caymus.com
Sources: caymus.com, Wikipedia, millesima-usa.com, blackwellswines.com