Cain Five 2012 Spring Mountain District – Napa Valley

The nose is elegant, intense, fresh and precise and offers a very fine, powdery grain. It reveals notes of flowers, violet, lily and tarweed, as well as notes of violet, wild cassis and small notes of crushed strawberry, associated with fine hints of nutmeg, cinnamon, and discreet hints of cherry stem. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, freshness, gourmandise, suavity and gourmand concentration. In mouth this wine expresses notes of brilliant cherry, cassis and small notes of small dense black fruits, associated with touches of cornflower, hints of tarweed, tobacco as well as a subtle hint of tonka bean. Good length. A discreet hint of vanilla bean and a subtle hint of eucalyptus. A light touch of Sichuan pepper. Good length.