Cain Cuvée NV13

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Vineyard locations: 61% Spring Mountain District, 39% Valley Floor, 100% Napa Valley Release Date: September 1, 2017
NV13 is the biggest, most dramatic Cain Cuvée to date. For this wine, Cain looks for early drinkability. There is also nearly enough richness and substance to overwhelm the inherent complexity of this beautiful wine, but the balance succeeds. In the world of serious red wine, Cain Cuvée stands almost alone. All of the wines are Cabernet blends, and yet the Cain Cuvée takes it one step further—it is also a blend of two vintages. Today, with the exception of Champagne, the blending of vintages has been nearly forgotten and lost, except with Cain Cuvée. Though the vineyards are the same, no two vintages are ever identical. Certainly a thoughtful blend of two vintages will always be more balanced, more complex, and more interesting than either could be by itself. At Cain, the whole point of blending is to create a synergy and complexity that transcends the sum of the parts. The two vintages composing the NV13 Cain Cuvée, 2013 and 2012, are two of the richest, ripest, most powerful vintages in the past 30 years. Of these two, 2012 is the lusher and most immediately accessible, while the 2013 is more reserved and more structured. Together, they harmonize beautifully to create the biggest, richest Cain Cuvée to date. But, don't drink it too fast—you will need patience and attention to discover the complexity of this wine.