Cain Vineyard & Winery
2023 Cabernet Sauvignon
"The Phoenix Rises"
Spring Mountain District AVA
Auction 29 | Lot No. 117
Vintage: 2023
Cain Vineyard & Winery
Cabernet Sauvignon
Spring Mountain District
5 cases produced
Highlights
- Taste the first wines from our new plantings growing in our highest block
- We have built on all that we have learned in four decades of tending the Cain Vineyard
- The Glass Fire of 2020 gave us the opportunity to grow anew
- Terroir does not burn; nothing tastes like the Cain Vineyard
Description
Look deeply into the Crystal of Terroir. Experience a moment in time as the Cain Vineyard is reborn. Taste the first wine from the first plantings following the Glass Fire of 2020. The vines adapt. Terroir endures.
Wine Facts
- Wine is unfiltered
- Single vineyard wine
- Organically produced (also commonly called "organically grown")
Mandy Heldt
Winemaker, Cain Vineyard & Winery
Born and bred in California Wine Country, Mandy, has worked in Italy, New Zealand, and on both sides of Spring Mountain, as well as the Vacas. From 2008 to 2013, she did groundbreaking work at Cain, and in 2021, she returned to help shepherd the on-going continuation of Cain.
Country born: California
Education: While completing her Master's Degree in Viticulture & Enology, at UC Davis, Mandy has worked worked at Antinori's Tignanello estate in Tuscany, Marlborough Valley Cellars in New Zealand, Nickel & Nickel, and Heitz in the Napa Valley, and St. Francis in Sonoma.
Years in the wine industry: 20-30 years
Winemaking Philosophy:
Mandy is all about fermentation and respecting place.
Christopher Howell
Winemaker, Cain Vineyard & Winery
Chris Howell calls himself, Wine-Grower. He has dedicated more than twenty-five years to Cain Vineyard & Winery. His commitment to Cain stems from a realization that one can only learn from one vintage to the next, and that depth of knowledge of a single vineyard takes years to acquire. His focus is on fine wine-growing, following the process from vineyard into the cellar and finally to the glass. There are just two essential prerequisites for doing this, knowing wine and loving wine. In both of these, he remains a perpetual student.
Country born: United States
Education: My perspective has been informed by very many generous friends, colleagues and teachers, both in Napa and from throughout the world, who have shared their experiences generously. I thank them all.
Years in the wine industry: 30+ years
Winemaking Philosophy:
A confirmed traditionalist, with a New World perspective, Chris believes that winemaking is merely the corollary of grapegrowing. Originality is discovered in the vineyard.
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Other Premiere Napa Valley Wines available from Anteroom:
| Winery | Vintage | Variety | Appellation | Fanciful | Auction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cain Vineyard & Winery | 2023 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Spring Mountain District | The Phoenix Rises | 29 (2025) |
| Emerson Brown, Knighton Family Vineyards, Labry Wines, Vineyard 29, Vineyard 36 | 2023 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Gravity Flow | 29 (2025) |
| Eleven Eleven | 2021 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley | Laki's Vineyard | 28 (2024) |
| Favia | 2022 | Red Wine | Oakville | The Red Earth | 28 (2024) |
| Pahlmeyer | 2021 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 27 (2023) | |
| Chimney Rock Winery | 2021 | White Wine | Rutherford | The Thinker | 26 (2022) |
| Shafer Vineyards | 2021 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | Sunspot Vineyard | 26 (2022) |
| Trefethen Family Vineyards | 2019 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley | Sleeper Block | 25 (2021) |
| Davis Estates | 2018 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Phase Five: Loving Life! | 24 (2020) |
| Hill Family Estate | 2018 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Windy Flats | 24 (2020) |
| Sequoia Grove Winery | 2017 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Rutherford | Tonella Vineyard Block 10B | 23 (2019) |
| Wm. Harrison Vineyards & Winery | 2017 | Red Wine | Rutherford | Delano | 23 (2019) |
| Quixote Winery | 2016 | Petite Sirah | Stags Leap District | 22 (2018) | |
| Progeny Winery | 2015 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Mount Veeder | 21 (2017) | |
| Schweiger Vineyards | 2015 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Spring Mountain District | Le Perle | 21 (2017) |
| Conn Creek Winery | 2014 | Cabernet Franc | Napa Valley | UnCONNventional | 20 (2016) |
| Elizabeth Spencer | 2015 | Sauvignon Blanc | Rutherford | 20 (2016) |
Winery Distribution
Cain Vineyard & Winery is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.
Domestic:
- Arizona (Quail)
- California (Revel)
- Colorado (Breakthru)
- Florida (Terroir Selections)
- Georgia (Ultimate)
- Illinois (High Road)
- Massachusetts (Ruby)
- Minnesota (Maverick)
- Missouri (Vintegrity)
- New York (Banville)
- Oklahoma (Premium)
- Texas (Maverick)
International:
- Canada - Ontario (Stephen Ranger)
- United Kingdom (J & B)