Spottswoode Estate 2020 Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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(100 RP) Tasted blind, in a lineup that included vintages
back to 2010, a barrel sample of Spottswoode's 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon stood
out as being one of the most exciting efforts. Full-bodied, ripe and rich
without being overbearing, it delivers concentrated black cherry and cassis
fruit framed by supple, velvety-textured tannins. It's long on the finish, with
an attractively soft, dusty-loamy texture and no overt signs of a fire-troubled
Napa vintage.
(100 D) Lovely fragrant blackberry and black cherry fruit,
cassis, and rich tobacco spices with lovely fresh earth notes and a sweet kiss
of new wood cedar. Incredibly concentrated dark berry fruit with fabulously
angular tannins with smooth long beams with crisp edges. Purple florals, dried
sagebrush, and chocolate shavings with lids of graphite and deep iron-like
mineral character. And a finish of dark saturated fruit that goes and goes for
days. There are purple floras too. Polished and bright, with vivacious acidity
and freshness evident from the sip to the finish. Wow, this wine.