Lot 156
SPOTTSWOODE CABERNET SAUVIGNON ESTATE 1999 (1)
SPOTTSWOODE CABERNET SAUVIGNON ESTATE 2005 (3) WA 98+
Lot 156 Details
SPOTTSWOODE CABERNET SAUVIGNON ESTATE 1999 (1)
Napa Valley.
u. bn.
SPOTTSWOODE CABERNET SAUVIGNON ESTATE 2005 (3)
Napa Valley.
u. bn. scraped label
Production more than doubled with the 2005 vintage, given the normal flowering and weather conditions. Moreover, it was a relatively cool year and an abundant one at that, with just short of 3,900 cases produced. The blend was 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. This was the last vintage during the era of Rosemary Cakebread, who left Spottswoode to pursue building her own portfolio of wine. This is a reserved, but classic Spottswoode. An inky bluish purple color, notes of vanillin, white flowers, blackcurrants and blueberries are all present in this dense, rich, full-bodied wine that seems to go from strength to strength. This was a vintage across the board that I underrated, but I have seen how the wines have seemingly put on weight, complexity and density as they have evolved in bottle. This is a beauty and certainly one of the great recent Spottswoodes. It will continue to drink well for 20-30 more years. August 2016 Drink: 2016-2046 WA 98+