1999 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Spottswoode Estate Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (121) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  10/20/2023 - Senso-beak wrote: 92 Points

  Opened and poured from wine cooler. Tight and needs to warm up.....Solid ruby with no bricking. Bright bing cherry, and the tomato leaf/herbal qualities notes below are on point. Lean in the palate, needs air, but very smooth and lithe. Will update as this evolves. With air, the secondar5ies emerging....dusty, leathery notes, cedar, some licorice, darker cherry. Day two very acidic spine and cherry dominated core - lively and comes across on the lighter side of the spectrum - more red than blue or purple. Excellent example of the height of Napa cab evolution in the 90s, which to me is the best decade in the history of California cabernets and much better IMO than today's corpulent and overpriced offerings. Final observations with last glass on day 3, fleshed out much more....more full bodied, less acidic, more brawny and deeper reds. Quite nice with 3 days of air - perhaps this bottle was stored so well that it was still a sleeping baby.

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  10/30/2022 - brianofthevine Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Out of Magnum...absolutely incredible! Still has some up front fruit but the tertiary notes have come through in full. Tremendous depth of flavor and balance that will easily go several more years.

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  7/9/2022 - msmallsr Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Wasn’t sure it would be drinkable but it was really nice. Light in tannins and legs were showing a little age but very balanced. Probably should have saved it for a vertical tasting with the 09 and 19 vintages I have.

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  12/31/2021 - Ready Red wrote: 93 Points

  Very well suited for the Macdaddy steak we prepared for NYE.

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  7/12/2021 - jondrinkswine Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Restrained style relative to today’s standards in Napa, this wine is sort of in between the mid-12% alcohol wines of the 70s/80s and the 14.5-15% alcohol wines typically produced in Napa today. What stands out to me is the tomato leaf aroma that made this feel a little bit like a Cabernet Franc. Calling out green notes on Napa cabs can have a negative connotation, but in this instance, it was enjoyable and provided a differentiated experience.

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