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@danielgutierrez1499Ай бұрын
Can't agree more! I had a bottle of Bordeax pomerol 2015 clos du clocher, elegant, and silky. Then a bottle of Caymus. The Caymus was disgusting 🤢, tasted cheap, artificial, over manufactured. And they have the nerves of charging 100 usd! Couldn't finish it. Had to discard it and Never bought it again!
@bighammerwinesАй бұрын
Couldn't agree more. That's why we sell Clos du Clocher and NOT Caymus
@FrankQ777Ай бұрын
Agree 💯 % do a blind wine tasting, and then I would see your value.
@bighammerwinesАй бұрын
We will try to organize a blind tasting
@FrankQ777Ай бұрын
Caymus isn't that bad, but I can say it's overpriced...
@crazyman8472Ай бұрын
But Caymus Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon was recommended by “The Last of Us”! It can’t be all bad! 😜
@JordanSmithtexasАй бұрын
BSitting here crushing a bottle of Emblem… the perfect response
@bcooper672 ай бұрын
This guy is so full of dung. Pushing what he sells.
@andydogdixon12 ай бұрын
Yeah, but where the hell am I gonna find this one? We have to drink what’s available to us. Be happy with what you got. Yeah, it might not be a great wine tonight but next time who knows?! That’s what wine drinking is all about…
@tomh8882 ай бұрын
Thanks from saving me. Found that really overpowered, manufactured
@NormanSilver2 ай бұрын
Try Chaix from Rutherford
@manuelrodriguez47432 ай бұрын
No way you can trust this loser 👎🏽
@filizbaltali78362 ай бұрын
I would take bonanza any day compared to Caymus
@bighammerwinesАй бұрын
We'd prefer you to seek out non-grocery store brands
@jessef.812 ай бұрын
What do you think about Stella Rosa? Lol
@bighammerwinesАй бұрын
it's great for people who love artificial flavors and sugar
@jessef.81Ай бұрын
@@bighammerwines their marketing is dominant here in Los Angeles. They target our latino folks with a bombardment of billboards
@EXPDining3 ай бұрын
I’m subscribing because you gave a honest opinion of Caymus which most people refuse to do!
@bighammerwinesАй бұрын
Thank you.
@rnjbond3 ай бұрын
Duckhorn isn't massively overpriced. Their Three Palms Merlot and Howell Mountain Cabernet is great and The Discussion is a fantastic wine.
@bighammerwinesАй бұрын
Keep your eyes out. The quality of these wines doesn't match the price quality ratio we see daily elsewhere - especially from small family wineries that aren't marketed in grocery stores.
@rnjbond25 күн бұрын
I disagree. I live in San Francisco and go to Napa, Sonoma, and Paso regularly. I'm sure there are better QPR wines and that's fine, but Duckhorn isn't some random grocery store wine. Blanket calling it "way overpriced" is unfair.
@richardbrowe92993 ай бұрын
Is there anything more Beautiful than a young wine with a lot of wisdom. 🍷CHEERS🍷
@ShakespeareCafe3 ай бұрын
Get Bonanza cab. The poor man’s Caymus
@bighammerwinesАй бұрын
Even better, seek out a reliable merchant who can guide you to non-grocery store brands
@yankeesam49383 ай бұрын
😊
@stewartbenford32933 ай бұрын
Lol
@jamarcigar3 ай бұрын
Caymus is great. Idk what y'all talking bout
@joeljensen54213 ай бұрын
Listen what the man says. Righteous Truth. I would have preferred a blind tasting.
@Sandra-cm1du3 ай бұрын
I would like to see you note the price point of each bottle you showcase.
@Sandra-cm1du3 ай бұрын
I tried Caymus. I paid about 80.00 for the bottle. It was a big disappointment. I have the best luck buying good vintages in the 25.00 to 40.00 price point in Cab wine and its mostly on the money good!!!
@JustGoove3 ай бұрын
Caymus is amazing lol
@Fernandez1763 ай бұрын
Just tells me you have a taste that doesn't match my own. Good for you buddy. Grab your participation trophy on your way out.
@bighammerwines3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching. You're correct, you have pour taste.
@QueenHill41183 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing ❤ really helpful and you covered everything I needed to know.
@MrSrossm3 ай бұрын
stop crying already, hands down, caymus is smooth and good. if you have money issues, dont drink it. price point is where it deserves to be 80$.
@CandyCanes283 ай бұрын
No one's crying. People do want to get their money's worth. If you like over-extracted, high alcohol and significant levels of rs in your bottles then have at it. No need to shit on someone else who prefers more refined producers.
@bighammerwines3 ай бұрын
I think you missed the point. That wine at $20 isn't worth it because of the quality by way of comparison. If you've seen other comments, our quality analysis is hardly in the minority.
@nicholastaligaris45003 ай бұрын
He is absolutely correct, this wine is grossly overpriced and with each year it gets worse and worse
@marcodesousa42433 ай бұрын
In what world is caymus worth its price tag? Lol. If it was $20 bucks then yes
@jamarcigar3 ай бұрын
I agree. Caymus is great. It's only people who have budgetary constraints who will complain about it based on the price.
@alvoye203 ай бұрын
You should blind taste the wines prior to judging them.
@bighammerwines3 ай бұрын
We taste approximately 100 weeks per week since 2009. We're not operating an annual wine tasting competition to award medals. We run a business and make qualitative decisions every day. Our expertise far surpasses most of peers. But, sure just for fun, we might make a video tasting blind some wines some day.
@TribecaSam3 ай бұрын
Why do you spit 😂?
@bighammerwines3 ай бұрын
If you had to taste 20+ wines at a time, you'd spit too.
@daveclinton49453 ай бұрын
So he's not plastered by the end of the day
@gmkwine3 ай бұрын
2019 IS THE FINEST VINTAGE OF THE DECADE
@daveclinton49453 ай бұрын
Agreed. I thought 2019 stood out quite a bit.
@richardbrowe92993 ай бұрын
Wasting their life and money,Indeed! This guy is awesome.🍷👊🍷
@DukiWeezi3 ай бұрын
Caymus regular wasnt good since 2007. Major cognitive dissonance with alot of comments. Lol if you paid over $30 for this you got duped!
@CandyCanes283 ай бұрын
Agreed. Even Special Selection has followed this profile, unfortunately.
@richardbrowe92994 ай бұрын
He made the same face when he tasted the Caymus, That I made when my neighbor bought me a bottle of Meomi For cutting her lawn. I love this guy. Even if he does have an agenda, he speaks the truth... People who drink and love Caymus Will be offended and people who know wine and are wine drinkers won't be. 🍷CHEERS🍷
@mcp0y33 ай бұрын
@@richardbrowe9299 I think the overall is, if someone doesn't like red wine bc they have tried many in the past and they dislike it, Caymus is a great way to open their horizons. It's inoffensive (Meomi however VERY OFFENSIVE LOL). Is it great quality wine for those with more refined taste no, but it's a great start for those who are not well versed in wine.
@gregoryscott57803 ай бұрын
@@mcp0y3".. inoffensive.." huh? It's horrible. My friend, you need to expand your horizons. There's absolutely nothing redeemable about Caymus.
@mcp0y33 ай бұрын
@@gregoryscott5780 lol I promise my horizons are pretty expanded.
@bighammerwinesАй бұрын
$90+/btl is hardly a "great start" for 99% of wine drinkers. Rather, it drives them to drink anything other than wine because the quality and value is so bad.
@joekneppers2544 ай бұрын
Absolutely spot on your description and comments regarding Caymus…. And his daughter’s Merlot
@mcp0y34 ай бұрын
Caymus is a great start for people who want to open their pallet to wine and have in the pasted hated wine Caymus is a great way to start
@bighammerwines3 ай бұрын
Most people don't start by drinking $90 bottles of wine. The success of the marketing of the brand has deluded many Cabernet drinkers into thinking that this is a quality wine.
@mcp0y33 ай бұрын
@@bighammerwines it's not great quality, but it's superior to most $25-$30 bottles... but if people have tried many times cheaper wines and don't like red, Caymus is a great start if they want to start refining their taste. That's all
@gregoryscott57803 ай бұрын
@@mcp0y3"...it's superior to most $25-$35 wine..." No. Absolutely not. There are $25 bottles of wine that run circles around Caymus!
@alexanderk74222 ай бұрын
I think Caymus is a quality product and it tastes “good”. I went on a quest to find wines comparable in style which led me to Paso Robles. I think J Lohr Hilltop is in the Caymus ballpark and a solid buy at under $20. Austin Hope Cab… I prefer to Caymus and it is almost half the price although that seems to be rapidly changing… so maybe I should stop talking 🙊
@chrisbulmer13594 ай бұрын
Wow! It’s amazing to hear all the negativity around the highly successful and delicious Caymus Cab. I agree it’s not the best wine in Napa, but it offers something unique all the while being very enjoyable.
@bighammerwines3 ай бұрын
Agreed, the marketing of the brand has been excellent. The quality? For those that know, it's shocking.
@alexanderk74222 ай бұрын
I agree ☝🏽… Caymus is good… kind of like what I expected red wine to taste like when I was a child. It has mass appeal…. Sweet jammy dessert like qualities in a well made wine even if it is a bit of a one trick pony. Caymus is certainly not deserving of a scouring face in disgust… that seems a bit overly dramatic. Caymus is kind of a universally appealing Cab and I have heard rumor there may be some Malbec concentrate mixed in. I understand why wine “purists”enjoy hating on Caymus. I don’t think it is the best option and for 80+ per bottle I would rather spend my money on a 100% Cab from a single source with full transparency so we can really get into tasting and appreciating the terroir. I like Caymus but I like it in very much the same way I like Welches grape juice… plus I have experienced options from Paso with a similar style and some I prefer over Caymus both due to the price and the wine itself.
@tomhicks11414 ай бұрын
Caymus wine are ment to be aged especially there cabs by them.let it sit 5 to 10 year and try again. Like any good product u have to know what to do with it.
@MrSrossm3 ай бұрын
nicely said. 🎉
@bighammerwines3 ай бұрын
Disagree. And, we have decades of experience and lab analysis that proves this style of wines don't improve with age. Quite the opposite, they degrade rather quickly in large part due to the high sugar and importantly the high pH. There is not sufficient acid in this style of wine to hold up to bottle aging beyond 5 years.
@righand4 ай бұрын
Within a minute of this video I knew this guy was selling wolf tickets when he said you could buy this at most convenience stores and gas stations and then proceeds to say it goes for $80-100. So gas stations now sell $100 wines? I’ve never seen this wine at a gas station. EVER. It’s not a bad wine. It is just a poor expression of what Napa cabs are.
@bighammerwines3 ай бұрын
Sounds like you haven't visited gas stations that have a significant wine selection. I was alluding to the ubiquity of the brand and stand by the comment. If you think that metaphor somehow discredits everything else in the video, so be it.
@daveclinton49453 ай бұрын
I can think of 2 convenience stores and 6 grocery stores in my town that sell Caymus. I thought the 2019 was really good, and since then not so much.
@thatsmyassbrostop3 ай бұрын
@bighammerwines wine vendor here. Seeing anything over 30$ at a gas station is by far the exception and not the standard. Calling an 80$ bottle a wine that you can grab at a gas station or convenience store is a GROSS misrepresentation. Even here in Texas, where we have the biggest gas stations in the world, Bucees, you won't find anything that expensive. I get your point in that it's very represented in wine sets and you'll find it at most major grocery stores, but this is top shelf at grocery stores, assuming they can even get a case. I sell to one of the top 5 Targets in the country for wine and they frequently struggle to get it allocated.
@thatsmyassbrostop3 ай бұрын
@@bighammerwinesWine vendor here. I sell to convenience and grocery stores. Saying that you can find Caymus at a convenience or gas station is a wild statement. Convenience, maybe, if they're lucky. But that's the exception and not the standard. It's very rare and would totally depend on the volume that they sell since Caymus cases get allocated. Some grocery stores go without a case of Caymus for months because they don't sell enough wine to get a case allocated.
@StayClever4 ай бұрын
The Bennett lane is my least favorite out of these
@carlcadregari77684 ай бұрын
Yes, yes, there are.
@carlcadregari77684 ай бұрын
Just bought some Scrimaglio NV fiz and Arneis. Jario was fantastic to work with! I’ll be back. Oh, the Fiz….yeah, as advertised, beautiful fruit, nice autolitics, crisp acid, very nice length and a please take another sip finish. Lovely balance. Great QPR. Cheers.
@ULlisting4 ай бұрын
I have yet to see a wine critic say anything good about Caymus cabernet. The reviews have been universally bad.
@PaulTincknell5 ай бұрын
Yup, this is what the wine industry needs to do - trash each others brands. Wonderful. What's the point of dumping on a wine that a lot of people just like? Isn't it good that they're enjoying wine? Wouldn't it be better if you offered yours as an alternative rather than making those that drink Caymus feel bad or stupid? The industry needs to stop denigrating popular wines that vast numbers enjoy. Good marketing is convincing people of the value of your brand and wines, not shaming people into trying yours. Disclaimer: I, too, have NO relation to Caymus whatsoever. I just think we all should try harder to include all wine drinkers into the enjoyment and discovery of wine.
@bighammerwines5 ай бұрын
My channel and my opinion. Make your own. There is wine. There is not wine. We sell real wine, as opposed to grocery store plonk. We make this clear distinction. There are a dozen wine manufacturers producing 80% of the wine sold in the US, two thirds of which is sold in grocery stores. There are six companies that control 80% of the distribution market. This is an existential threat to family wineries. Consumers need to wake up to this reality or suffer the consequences. Take note of the phone, auto, soft drink, processed foods, and many other consolidated industries. Lastly, adults are in charge of their own feelings and they can take ownership of them.
@NormanSilver5 ай бұрын
Bought and paid for by Annie Green Springs?
@patricklo5845 ай бұрын
Totally agree with you that Caymus is a highly manipulated wine but just don’t understand why some many dumb people pay so much for such a wine in United States…….
@kevingeeting40115 ай бұрын
The mass produced wines of the world generally are geared towards certain types of wine drinkers, where “smooth” is one of the important factors into them liking a wine. Hence the reason for a little sugar to round the edges over. I do not discount the popularity of these wines, however, I do find they lack personality and character, that for me, makes the wine world so interesting. I honestly cannot remember the last time I purchased and drank the same wine in the last couple years. I spend my money and time trying to find that next revelation in a bottle…..
@bighammerwines3 ай бұрын
Thank you for your feedback. We taste thousands of wines per year doing exactly that - looking for the next revelation. Sounds like we're kindred spirits.