Cline, Cashmere, California

Wonderfully smooth and medium-bodied. Delicious and definitely an easy drinker.

2023 vintage

This bottle was opened on Saturday, January 10th and has been carefully vacuumed every day since. The last glass was actually better than the first. Still solid mouthfeel, and aromatic. Not as juicy as it was on day 1, but that's actually a good thing for this wine.

2023 vintage

Delicious easy drinking red wine blend. Doesn’t need food. An excellent interpretation of a Rhône wine.

2023 vintage

Pleasantly surprised by this. Cherries and red berries with good peppery spices. Some oak and minerals give it structure. Always thought this was more of a syrupy sweet kitchen sink blend, rather than a GSM. $13 at Total Wine is a steal.

2023 vintage

Quite warm and generous spice notes which I would believe reflect the oak character of the wine. That character dominates the wine. So in the main, doesn't really have much wine character per say, or maybe rather just tastes quite manipulated. Not saying it tastes bad, just more wine product then wine. Average in quality, average in value.

2023 vintage

Part of a larger tasting. Mourvedre, Syrah and Grenache. Very fruit forward. Cherry, blueberry, spice and chocolate. Silky smooth. Not very complex, but very enjoyable.

2022 vintage

Great QBR. Oaky and vanilla but not overdone.

2014 vintage

$11.99 at Costco. Agree with all takes here. Soft, fruity with some backbone. Easy drinker, nothing out of whack. Pairs well with the well-seasoned chicken, salmon and light pork spectrum. Too light for steak, but would do in a pinch. I imagine would also be a friendly burger companion.

2014 vintage

Solid GSM (ok, 56% Mourvedre) effort from Cline. Nothing spectacular, but nice for the price and food-friendly. Just a decent Rhone slightly fruit-forward blend that doesn't break the bank. Pop and pour perfectly OK. :-)

2014 vintage

Ready to drink right out of the bottle.

2014 vintage

3oz pour on a flight at Cafe Vino. Light maroon appearance. Chocolate covered raspberries, some plums and tannins, a little bit of dust. Medium body. Fairly spicy. Black cherries, baking spices, nutmeg, plums, and currants. Solid but unspectacular.

2014 vintage

Had earlier versions of cashmere. They were too dry and lacked fruit. This one is dynamite! Lots of fruit decent backbone credible price of $10-$12 a bottle. Always love GSM's or in this case MSG's. Had it with a dry aged ribeye and pork loin chop. Going to go back and buy more of it. Visited Cline Cellars in Sonoma two or three years ago. Wonderful place. Down-home friendly. Not like the fancy Napa places.

2014 vintage

Smoky and fleshy. Very ripe, but not overly sweet. Dark fruit on the palate with a hint of caramel from the oak. Too much oak relative to the other components. Simple finish.

2014 vintage

Bold at young age, hints of fruits, not sweet. Perfect for a Christmas lunch.

2014 vintage

Uninspired but certainly drinkable. Decent value.

2014 vintage

deep dark burgundy red, little clarity, brownish hue Nose: raspberry, plum, cinnamon, wet earth, tobacco, clove white pepper, oak Pal: raspberry, sweet plum, cola, wet earth, tobacco, clove, white pepper, vanilla, chocolate, mint, herbs, oak Feel: medium, savory, slightly cloying Finish: medium T7

2014 vintage

Soft, mostly agreeable

2014 vintage

Full-bodied, easy drinking. Probably the last year to drink it before it goes too far past its prime.

2008 vintage

The alcohol came through more than I liked, but others enjoyed it.

2008 vintage

PnP served non-blind. Simple, easy drinking. A good choice for a late night bottle - after all the better wines have already been served - when those in charge of the cellar might be inclined to select something they'd regret opening in the morning. Not bad for $15. The 15% abv is mostly integrated at this stage. No need to wait, they're not going to get better.

2008 vintage

Still not my favourite. And not worth the money. It is really different from a good rhone blend for the same price. Is it the cashmere or just America style? I dont know... The taste is just to sweet like Danish svesker.

2009 vintage

Cashmere never lets you down, it is a wonderful Tuesday night sipper, well balanced from start to finish, nice notes of blackberry on the tongue.

2009 vintage

Used for cooking; tasted and confirmed my use

2009 vintage

Bright fruit and soft tannins for a winning wine.

2008 vintage

very nice. not a bad idea to get more of this.

2008 vintage

- Ruby color with medium forming legs. It's somewhat balanced with a light/medium body. Smooth texture with a medium finish.

2009 vintage

A bit more tart than in past years, but a good wine nonetheless

2009 vintage

VERY smooth!

2008 vintage

A bit cooked or prunish in flavor. The varietals have lost their distinction in the blend.

2009 vintage

Fruit, simple non complex wine. Soft tannins. Nothing special.

2008 vintage

Aroma: raspberry, blackberry Palate: some heat, soft, a little coffee, raspberry, leather, a little bitterness on the finish. 63% Grenache, 22% Syrah, 15% Mourvedre. It's OK. I don't think the blend is all that successful.

2009 vintage

Very fruity, enjoyable with light creamy cheese.

2009 vintage

Excellent with St. Andre cheese & black figs. Subtle nose. Full body with long finish.

2009 vintage

Very light in colour, and a light wine. Sweet bouquet and taste of fruit. Do not buy again. In my opinion, not worth the money.

2009 vintage

2009 Cline Cellars Cashmere - medium light purple in color with a fruity candied cherry bouquet. The flavor tastes like an artificial grape flavoring was added, like grape skittles. It has a smooth but very liquid mouthfeel. Not very impressed and it does not live up to the name. 79 points.

2009 vintage

Very good

2009 vintage

Smooth blend. Well balanced. Quite nice for an inexpensive wine.

2009 vintage

Informal Tasting of Cline Cellars Wine (Gervais & Vine, Columbia, SC) : Among a tasting of 5 wines by Cline, this is the one we chose to buy a bottle, and do further research. It was not terrible, but was a big disappointment for someone who visits the tasting room at least once a year since 1993, and readily recommends the tasting room and the wines, wherever they are sold. This is not your mother's Cline Cashmere. Once a lush, …

2009 vintage

TN; Pouy, Zestos, Cline, Vietti (Ruffing Montessori Benefit) : This is a GSM blend. The most polarizing wine in the room. There were a substantial number of people who really liked this wine. To me, it tasted manipulated and not natural. I, of course, have no idea how it was made, but it seemed composed rather than a true expression of the fruit. It had a grapey quality along with some easy to drink black raspberry juice. It finished dry …

2009 vintage

Medium purple. A rather simple, direct and soft fruit driven presentation of sweet grapes, ripe plum, and red cherry. Easy to drink and acceptable complement to food but too simple to be enjoyed on it's own. No reason to lay any down.

2009 vintage

Smooth, semi alcoholic...light bodied

2009 vintage

Decent blend for the price, definitely jammy with fruit forward. I enjoyed it!

2008 vintage

We thought this was a very drinkable wine after opening for about 30 min. Very smooth. Not sure it was a $15 wine though. It should be under $10.

2009 vintage

Fruity with a smooth aftertaste. A bit fruity. Great choice for breaking into red wines.

2009 vintage

great every day wine. never fails.

2008 vintage

It's getting there. Bright fruit, not a lot of complexity, pretty decently good.

2008 vintage

Good

2008 vintage

Seems to be a lot of indecision about whether this one is any good or not based on the last 10 or so reviews. It is what it is, a big jammy mouthfull at a low price. If you were looking for a substitute for Sine Qua Non, you will greatly disappointed. If you are looking for a simple any day bottle in this style, youve found it.

2008 vintage

Not a very balanced wine. Yes, it has a smooth mouth feel but the inital tastes are of melted candy. It gets a bit sour and then finishes quite off.

2009 vintage

I tasted this on Christmas Eve. Hot on entry and dryer on the finish than I like. It was billed as a replacement for Bogle Phantom, but I prefer the Phantom. I would try again. Alcohol overwhlmed the flavors. May benefit from decanting or oxidation filter.

2008 vintage

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