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Tasting notes
Score 91/100 · Drink 2002-2017, Robert Parker, Jun 2002

The 1997 Cain Five, one of the finest wines Cain has yet produced, is a superb blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot, and 1% Malbec. This is a classy, rich, concentrated effort revealing copious quantities of black fruits intermixed with licorice, coffee, and vanillin. This wine is medium to full-bodied, with a velvety texture. This rich, elegant, intense, well-balanced, impressive red should drink well for 15+ years. Production was 6,770 cases. Tel. (707) 963-1616

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Critic scores
91
91/100

Average Score

91
91/100

Robert Parker

18
18/20

Jancis Robinson MW

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18 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 18/20 · Drink 2002-2005, Jancis Robinson MW, Mar 2002

Drenched in a lovely deep colour, this Bordeaux blend (truly Napa Valley in style) is multi-layered with rich and intense fruit. Concentrated, lush but elegant. (JR)

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Cain Cellars
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Grape Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec/ Auxerrois / Cot, Petit Verdot

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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