Mystery Red Blend Spring Mountain District Napa Valley 2017

Cain Vineyard & Winery Cain Five Spring Mountain District 2017

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Proprietary Blends2017
Mystery Red Blend Spring Mountain District Napa Valley 2017
Region
California
Appellation
Napa Valley
Alcohol
13.7%

Mystery Wine Identification

Cain Five Spring Mountain District 2017

Cain Vineyard & Winery

high confidence

The geographical description of an 'isolated bowl with stunning terraces' providing views all the way to the San Francisco Bay perfectly identifies the 542-acre Cain Vineyard atop Spring Mountain. The 'wild and savage woodland character' with savory herbs and iron strongly points to the polarizing, old-school, 'somm-favorite' style championed by longtime winemaker Chris Howell, who previously worked at Château Mouton Rothschild. The signature five-grape Bordeaux blend led by nearly half Cabernet Sauvignon, the 96-point James Suckling score, and the distinctly old-world 13.7% alcohol level precisely align with the 2017 Cain Five.

This is our best guess based on available clues (blurb, nerdy details, etc.) and is not guaranteed.

James Suckling96 pts

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Price comparison

Per bottle
SourcePrice
Last Bottle Price$39
Listed Retail$180
Best Web Price (according to Last Bottle)$120
Avg Price (Wine-Searcher)
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Vintage Quality

Vintage Chart

Wine Spectator · Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
92
2017 VintageExcellent
Drink or Hold

Early heat and wildfires; most challenging recent vintage; smoke taint concerns in some wines

95+90-9485-89<85
Best
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Avoid
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Jimmy from Wine Buyer AppCreator of Wine Buyer App Pinned· edited

This is 2017 Cain Five. Again solid wine if you're okay with a little barnyard / brett on the nose. I prefer the 2013 though for some more age, which is still in stock & available for the same price.

Marcel Moreno

Meh wine. They are always pushing this. Wish it was Morlet.

Chris Rowberry

What's the logic on the wine searcher average? It says 22% above retail for the 2017 C5 at $39. Just an error?

J
Jimmy from Wine Buyer AppCreator of Wine Buyer App· edited

Yeah it’s a bug - should be fixed now.

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