Spottswoode 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon   

2018 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon “Estate” St Helena, Napa Valley

Wine Advocate
100 Points
Composed of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon from Spottswoode explodes from the glass with bombastic notes of crushed blackcurrants, fresh blackberries and wild blueberries with hints of cardamom, lilacs, incense and fragrant earth, leading into wafts of pencil shavings and crushed rocks. Medium-bodied, elegant and yet so, so intense, it has layers of bright crunchy fruit and mineral sparks galore, framed by exquisitely ripe, finely pixelated tannins, finishing very long and energetic. Wowsers. Drink Date 2023 - 2060. Lisa Perrotti-Brown 5th Nov 2020