Why this wine matters
More than a famous label.
The wine began as a Grenache-Syrah-Mourvèdre barrel donation to Hospice du Rhône and evolved into a permanent tribute to the women of Cline.
Cline Family Cellars · California
Cashmere
Rhône blend · soft · red berries · spice · earthy · approachable
Cashmere is Cline’s deliberately softer Rhône-style blend and one of the easiest-drinking reds in the final 39.
Country
USA
Region
California
Appellation
California
Grapes
Grenache · Syrah · Mourvèdre
Style
Red
Realistic spend
£24–£30
Budget band: £20–£35
Best moments
birthdayvalentinesdinner partycasualgift
A soft Rhône-style red for Valentine’s, birthdays and relaxed dinners.
How it is made
The decisions behind the style.
Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre are fermented for fresh fruit and aged for about 12 months in a combination of new and neutral oak.
What does it taste like?
The shape of the wine.
Red and dark berries meet pepper and earthy spice, with soft tannins and a smooth, balanced finish.
Body4/5
Acidity3/5
Tannin2/5
Sweetness0/5
Oak influence2/5
Freshness3/5
Aroma4/5
Serve it well
Serve around 15–17°C.
If this wine were human…
The soft-spoken charmer
If Cashmere were human, it would be never competes for attention, but tends to keep it once it arrives.
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Does any of this sound suspiciously familiar?
Never competes for attention, but tends to keep it once it arrives. You like a little ceremony, but have no interest in ceremony for its own sake.
At dinner, you would rather have four good conversations than forty introductions. Secretly, you are much more sentimental than your taste in labels would suggest.
In short: never competes for attention, but tends to keep it once it arrives. rhône blend energy, translated into a person.
Purely for fun — this is the wine’s fictional personality, not a psychological reading of yours.
What to eat with it
And the cheese?
No dead ends.
Start with this wine and move straight into cheese, or build a whole tasting around it.
Keep exploring
There are 365 more wines where this came from.
Research sources
This profile is researched against producer or similarly authoritative material. Vintage-specific details are kept separate from the permanent wine identity.