2019 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon Estate
Community Tasting Note
JustBreathe680 Likes this wine:
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - 7 Hours In Napa: VHR; Roy Piper; Spottswoode; & MACDONALD (Napa, CA): 7 hours in Napa and tasted at the Spottswoode Estate, hosted by Virginia.The stems used for the tasting were Jancis Robinson x Richard Brendon Wine Glasses (JRxRB). The tasting included:
2021 Sauvignon Blanc
2019 Lyndenhurst Cabernet Sauvignon
2019 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
2020 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
The wine was not decanted and was opened sometime earlier in the day and poured into our glasses shortly before we arrived.
The wine is a blend of approximately 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc with the remainder of Petit Verdot. There were floral aromas with red and blue fruits peaking through and hints of cedar cigar box. The 2019 was more aromatic than the 2020 at this stage. The palate was of red and black cherries, slight blue/black fruit, brown spices, minerality and cocoa. The body was medium to medium-full with fine grained tannins. It is not overly concentrated.
The wine maybe starting to shutdown a little or it required a long DD followed by a regular decant to truly strut its stuff. I'm wondering if the wine may gain a little more weight and integration with extended time in the cellar. It's a very well made wine with great potential but it was missing the complexity I've experienced with the 2012 and the 2013 Spottswoode Estates.
My score during this tasting is 94.5 but there is tremendous upside with medium to long-term cellaring.
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Comment posted by Sdr69:
3/8/2023 4:54:00 AM - Thanks for posting notes on the 19' estate cab. What were your thoughts regarding the 20'?
Comment posted by JustBreathe680:
3/8/2023 1:49:00 PM - Sdr-I liked the 2020 and have it neck and neck with the 2019 but they display different flavor profiles. I posted my 2020 tasting note and just added these wines to a CT story as well. Both are beautiful wines that require quiet a bit of cellaring before we know what they are truly made of.
Comment posted by Sdr69:
5/25/2023 5:04:00 AM - Thanks JB. I am tempted to purchase of few of these 20's as I have read other positive reviews regarding this vintage. However, I still feel a little burned by my previous experience with my purchase of the 18's which could only be purchased along with the 17's. Will they do this with the 21's as well?