Community Tasting Notes 16

• dkwins wrote: 88 points

  November 9, 2023 - Drinkable, but uninteresting. Black cork and decent nose, but flat.

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• rbfoote Likes this wine: 90 points

  October 31, 2022 - Mainly black fruit tones coming through with some licorice. Body is somewhat light and flavours are not particularly large or complex. Easy to drink.

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• tmagsmaken wrote: 89 points

  October 19, 2021 - Decanted for 2 hours.
  The nose is not complex but pleasant with dark fruit and pencil shaving coming through. Unfortunately, it goes downhill from there: on the palate, the wine is a bit austere, with still gripping tannins and not a lot of depth. The finish is ok but the bitterness of the alcohol cannot be masked. Certainly an acceptable wine but for the price point, I expected more.

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• redhead6971 Does not like this wine: 86 points

  October 26, 2020 - Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes Cain Concept 2010
  Winery: Cain
  Varietal: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Merlot 9% Cabernet Franc
  1% Petit Verdot
  Area/Appellation: Benchland Oakville/Rutherford/ Napa Valley
  Vintage: 2010. Price: $55
  Color: Opaque, dark purple from above, super dark ruby from below
  Legs: slow to medium
  Nose: subdued, blackberry, black cherry, slight hint of cedar, blue flowers,
  Palate: black tea, blackberry, black spices, oolong, leather, oak
  Night 2: a little more open more cassis than blackberries, a fair amount of oak,
  Finish: drying and austere, more black fruits, dark tea spices, oak
  Comments: 4 hour decant didn’t really help show it stuff.
  Not a big fan of this wine. All i can say is they did not thin and sort enough and remove all the sunburnt fruit and shriveled fruit after the mid August heat wave. Day 2 it smoothed out a bit and showed slightly better, still very austere. Agree with other reviewers. Maybe move up to an 87.
  Pairing Suggestions: BBQ pulled pork, sirloin, aged gouda and cheddars, hamburgers, braised lamb,
  Score in terms of Vintage: 86
  Score for the Wine: 86
  Value for the Money: OK
  Date Tasted: 10/24/2020
  Tasted by: Ack

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• AllRed wrote: 86 points

  November 24, 2018 - 4th Saturday Group (Sue's): Double blind. Dark color. Aromas of black fruit, dill and buttered popcorn. Red and black fruit on the palate with nice underlying acidity, but also quite austere.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Cain Vineyard & Winery
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Cain Concept The Benchland
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Codes 055998997504, 088844481001, 088844481025, 090075214938, 4000123766032

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• In Cellars 446 (52%)
• Consumed 416 (48%)

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