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Technical Details

  • Winemaker Chris Howell
  • Country US
  • Region California
  • Sub Region North Coast
  • Appellation Napa Valley
  • Vineyard Cain Vineyard
  • Farming Method Dry-Farmed & Sustainable Practices
  • Alcohol 14.4%

Cain Vineyard & Winery Magnum (3-Pack)

Cabernet Sauvignon | California

FS97, JS97, FS97, JS95

Dry-Farmed & Sustainable Practices

$1,070.00

$349.00

1.5L

67% OFF RETAIL!

If Cain Five isn't already on your radar, consider this your wake-up call. We tracked down magnums from three of their most celebrated vintages – and somehow made it work for under $350. Cain Five is hard enough to find in 750ml, but in magnum, and across three vintages, this kind of access simply doesn't come around!

Spring Mountain doesn't coddle its vines. At nearly 2,100 feet above the valley floor, the terrain is steep, wild, and uncompromising – and Cain Five is every bit its reflection. Winemaker Chris Howell has spent over three decades here channeling the mountain's raw energy into one of Napa's most singular Bordeaux blends, drawing on a pedigree that runs through Chateau Mouton Rothschild, the legendary André Tchelistcheff, and some of Spain's finest cellars. The result is a wine that plays by its own rules, and critics have taken notice for decades.

Endlessly complex, the Cain Five formula takes five grapes – Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot – from one estate, and is rooted in the classic Bordeaux tradition. But what comes out of this mountain is entirely its own thing… savory, structured, hauntingly aromatic, and built for the long haul. The seven-person farming crew that tends these terraced blocks has been at it for years, coaxing something genuinely rare out of thin soils and extreme exposures that shows in every bottle. And today, it shows in every magnum.

Collectors chase magnums for a reason… slower aging, better structure, and a presence at the table that a standard bottle just can't match. (Can you imagine your next dinner party?) The three vintages in this pack (2007, 2013, and 2016) each scored 95 to 97 points and represent Cain Five at its most compelling, each one still just as layered, alive, and complex as ever. With limited 3-packs, these will move quickly. Free shipping, over $700 off retail, and wines that simply don't appear at discount – and in magnum, essentially never. Don't overthink it!

About The Producer

Cain Vineyard & Winery traces its roots to 1980, when Jerry and Joyce Cain purchased a rugged 550-acre section of the historic McCormick Ranch high on Spring Mountain and began planting what would become one of Napa's most distinctive mountain vineyards. From its earliest vintages, Cain set itself apart with a restrained, Bordeaux-inspired approach — most notably with Cain Five, a single-estate blend of all five Bordeaux varieties grown within one mountain bowl — guided since 1991 by winemaker Chris Howell and a philosophy firmly centered on terroir over extraction. The estate suffered devastating losses in the 2020 Glass Fire, which destroyed the winery, tasting room, and most of the vineyard. But the story continues under new ownership, with Chris Howell staying on to keep making the wines, and roughly two-thirds of the vineyard already replanted with full restoration targeted by 2030. It's a new chapter for one of Spring Mountain's great names, and the foundation is clearly being laid with care.