David Kline

9.4

Soft, lovely, bread-y nose of black currant fur, licorice, light mint forcing upward, sprouting through potting soil. Cinnamon and blueberry warmly embraced by dark bread and small specks of black pepper. Fruit tannins thickly house-painted across your front teeth in a real sense. Muscle. Licorice-charcoal, bitters, blackberry, black currant, graphite-smoke halo, black cherry, oak and cedar, wound up and closed in places, but powerhouse lurking in the shadows.



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with Courtney

Tom Garland

9.3

1 hour decant(decent fine/cloudy sediment). A remarkable dark purplish magenta color. On the nose: certain vintages really embrace the brett on the property, this is on the milder side. Notes of red plum, nutty vanilla, pine, funky wet earth, old leather, some cherry. Taste: smooth, delicate, silky wine with savory notes of cigar box, currants, wet dirt, peppery, little dark plum, cedar, slightly meaty. YUM! A very good vintage for Cain, a little more intensity could have increased the score even more. — a month ago

with Brenda

Ed Chin

9.2

Undervalued producer. Well balance for such a youngster that is lush yet not over the top. — 10 days ago

Steve Anderson

9.3

Great wine for a cold winter’s night. 16.1% to ‘warm the soul’, although the heat was not prevalent. Excellent fruit. Do not drink in months without an “r”. 😎 — 2 days ago

Liam Collens

9.0

Well this is super tasty! Deep ruby red with a medium plus nose of blackberry, cassis, plum, vanilla and black pepper. It’s got a luscious nose.

The wine is dry, high acid, medium alcohol but medium plus body with smooth tannins that become more grippy towards the finish. Medium plus fruit intensity that follows the nose plus a leathery earthy finish with a lot of lush fruit. The finish is medium but finishes with oak.

It’s a good to very good wine. Would absolutely drink it again. — 3 days ago

Lawrence Bernstein

9.0

1/23 Blockbuster. Still not ready. 90 — 3 days ago

Mark

9.2

At Mar’sel at Terranea. Very soft tannins. Balanced and Ready to drink now. — 16 days ago

David Kingsley

9.3

Very flavorful. Super smooth with no vinegar taste. Detecting black berries, cherry and a tiny hint of vanilla. Perfect start to the anniversary — 10 days ago

Paul K

9.1

Cork near perfect. Would have held up to corkscrew. Nose of saddle leather and cherry. Cherry PnP that evolved into sour cherry 4 hrs in. Earth. Smooth. Tannins resolved. Not the brightness of the previous bottle. Lovely aged wine. — 3 days ago

Ethan Karas

9.0

Past its prime but still pretty good — 24 days ago