2016 Cain Vineyard & Winery Cain Five

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  11/9/2022 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

  Black currant and maybe a little of brett showing off as well. Also graphite and mineral and very unique - earthy and black, coffee grounds. '16 is the goldlocks year of no drought and no fire and just easy wine making. This one she would decant right now. And she also says its got brett hence the savory notes and things of that nature.

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  11/4/2022 - 5laton wrote:

  I foolishly opened another of these 2016s. However it was a bit less monolithic than my last experience, already showing promising balance and traces of a savory, almost exotic character.
  Retasting six weeks later from Boston round, and this has only slightly moved. However it now shows a clear familial resemblance to the 2008 we're drinking alongside, just slightly inkier. Both have a unique warm, spicy personality with lower acidity and a unique texture.

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  6/30/2022 - greedy wrote: 96 Points

  Really good. Very earthy and already has barnyard funk very Bordeaux like but with riper fruit. I expect this gets better 5-10 years from now. Oak dominates the nose at this stage. Alcohol a bit of a distraction at this juncture.

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  6/9/2022 - Michael Hung Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Med/deep ruby with purplish tinge. Pronounced intensity, forest floor, earth, clove, plum, black cherry, red cherry, currant, blackberry, kirsch, herbs, thyme, black currant leaf, tomato leaf, persimmon, licorice, leather, dark chocolate. High acid, full body, dry (sweet tannins), high alcohol, med tannins, long finish.
  
  This is definitely my style of wine! Balanced, structured, composed, elegant, and complex. Drinks exceptionally smooth which almost made it too easy to drink. The wine doesn’t exude power, but is rather feminine with its refinement. Not in the same bold aggressive styling as other Napa cabs like Joseph Phelps. Great fruit flavors and the right amount of earthiness. For the QPR, I am very pleased! This 2016 is also in an exceptional drinking spot, with it also getting better over the 3 hours of drinking. Has the structure to hold longer, but I loved it as it was. 94-95 pts

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  4/9/2022 - oldwines Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Tasted at a restaurant after decanting with an aerator I had not seen before over about 2 hours. There is no doubt in my mind that it is “wine infanticide” to drink this wine at this stage. This seems like it is a wine made to age more like the Cali Cabs of decades past than more modern style ones. PnP will not be a good experience with this. It has a lovely floral, black berry and spice nose that is captivating and nice vibrant natural acidity along with the tannic structure to age. There is nice complexity and depth but it is still very tightly wound. I think this will be gorgeous from its 12th birthday and beyond. It was much better with food especially the various flatbreads with cheese and meats we shared. I do love the 2016 vintage of Cali Cabs….

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