Cain Vineyard & Winery

CAIN VINEYARD & WINERY is dedicated to our signature Cabernet blend, Cain Five. Composed of the five classic varieties of the Cabernet/Bordeaux family, Cain Five epitomizes the benefits of blending to achieve a complex wine, supple and rich of texture, combining a full, firm structure with a long and subtle finish. In 1980, Joyce and Jerry Cain purchased part of the McCormick Ranch, a homestead dating back to the 1840s. The Cains were in search of a unique mountain property where they could realize their dream of planting the five classical Bordeaux varieties from which to draw one ideally structured wine—a blend of all five varieties. That wine would become Cain Five. Jim and Nancy Meadlock joined the Cains in 1986, and, in 1991, they purchased full ownership. The first Cain Five, the 1985 vintage, was released in 1989. THE CAIN VINEYARD site is truly spectacular, cradled in a bowl overlooking St. Helena from the top of the Spring Mountain District. Dramatic terraces have been cut into the steep hillsides facing north, south, east, and west. Mountain vineyards are unique. The soils are thinner, and the vines yield less fruit. Spring comes later, and the afternoons are cooler. The sun shines longer and with greater intensity. All of these factors combine to produce a concentrated wine of great character. The first vines were planted in 1981, and vineyard development has continued ever since. Today our estate fruit is complemented with that of a number of other select vineyards. OUR PHILOSOPHY of winemaking is simple: ripe fruit, gentle handling, attention to detail, timely intervention, and judicious blending. There is no particular secret—we all know that the key lies in the grapes. Each facet of the vineyard is picked at the optimum moment, and each lot is vinified separately and finishes its fermentation in the barrel. Following the careful evaluation of each lot, trial blends are prepared and, after many tastings, the final blend is made in the spring following the harvest. Cain Five is aged as a blend so that all the components can meld to form a complete whole. CAIN PRODUCES three wines: Cain Five, Cain Concept, and Cain Cuvée. They are all Cabernet blends, but with different styles. With our Cain Cuvée we seek a smooth, immediately approachable, versatile style: a bistro wine. Cain Concept is sourced from the benchlands of the Napa Valley, providing us with grapes that produce a luscious, silky wine that is at once imminently drinkable and worthy of aging. Cain Five is where our heart is. We strive to create the ultimate blend of richness, depth, complexity, and finesse, drawing from among the best lots of our vintage and the Cain Vineyard.

Napa Valley, United States

3800 Langtry Road,

(707) 963-1616