Community Tasting Notes 12

• BobbaWA Likes this wine: 92 points

  May 13, 2017 - Dense, dark, chocolate textures. Deep ink with slow legs, and quite a bit of sediment stuck to the side of this 14 year old bottle. A nose of forest floor and mushroom hinted at the raisin/prune density of the wine. Very full bodied and leathery. Drank very well with a long finish.

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• raek wrote: 92 points

  January 11, 2015 - Wow, this is drinking very well. Tannins are integrated fairly well. Dark red in color and a little funk initially on the nose. Lots of fruit left on this one. It should last a little while longer. Maybe a year or two.

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• MyWineTutor Likes this wine: 90 points

  December 26, 2012 - This is supposed to be an "early drinking" cab from the prestigeous Spottswoode estate, and even after 9 years it was excellent. Nice fruit, body, length, and still a few tannins left. Drink up soon and enjoy before it goes downhill.

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• tbrady wrote: 88 points

  March 2, 2010 - good but uninteresting. a lot of fruit, but not much complexity.

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• davidspieker wrote: 89 points

  January 1, 2010 - Did not decant and I suspect that the wine didn't open fully. Muted dark fruit and earth flavors with minimal complexity.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2003
• Type Red
• Producer Spottswoode
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Lyndenhurst
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation St. Helena

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• In Cellars 217 (43%)
• Consumed 287 (57%)

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