1991 Vintage

Wine Spectator, April 15, 1993. Rated 92. This delicious white wine pumps out lots of flavor, with pear, spice, vanilla, apple and peach all rolling together in the same direction. Elegant, impeccably balanced and long and lingering on the finish, where it turns to honey and sweet oak. December 31, 1993. Number 57 on the Top 100 list: This is the third vintage of Caymus' exotic Sauvignon Blanc-based white wine blend and they just keep getting better. It is defining a category of its own.

Food & Wine, February 1994. A highly original blend of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscat, Conundrum is thick textured, spicy-floral and layered with exotic flavors, a perfect partner for mild Asian dishes.

Wine & Spirits, August 1993. Only the slightest hint of muscat here; this wine's character is that of a rich, barrel fermented sauvignon blanc. The smokey oak is well-matched with the complex fruit. Smooth-bodied, big but elegant, this blend makes a strong statement yet is still well suited to the dinner table.

Karen McNeil, August 14, 1992. First, the conventional note: Lots of zingy honeysuckle/fig/coconut in the nose and later in flavor. Wine comes into the mouth splashing crème brulee-like textures everywhere. There's just a tiny whippet of toastyness that is suffused with all sorts of citrus: tangerine, lemon, orange. Finish is an eon in delicious length. But this is the sort of wine that ought not be reduced to a mere tasting note. It is one of those rare wine experiences that leaves you with the ineluctable sense that you are experiencing a great moment when the earth herself surged upward and gushed forth an archetypally perfect flavor. If you are very very good, it you pay attention, this wine lets you inside its soul.

San Francisco Chronicle, November 23, 1992 (Steve Pitcher). An intriguing blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Semillon and Muscat results in a wildly aromatic wine, offering forward scents of vanilla custard, basil, apricot and new-mown grass. The flavors replicate the nose, with emphasis on the herbal element and the addition of a touch of smokiness. An intense, delicious wine barely able to contain itself.