2020 Spottswoode, Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Helena, Bottle (750ml) [Slightly Scuffed Label]
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99DR97LP
Critic key
LP = Lisa Perrotti-BrownDR = Decanter
- Rating
- DR99/LP97
- Producer
- Spottswoode
- Vintage
- 2020
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Product Description
DR99 "2020 Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon - St. Helena NV /// Lovely fragrant blackberry and black cherry fruit, cassis, and rich tobacco spices with lovely fresh earth notes and a sweet kiss of new wood cedar. Incredibly concentrated dark berry fruit with fabulously angular tannins with smooth long beams with crisp edges. Purple florals, dried sagebrush, and chocolate shavings with lids of graphite and deep iron-like mineral character. And a finish of dark saturated fruit that goes and goes for days. There are purple floras too. Polished and bright, with vivacious acidity and freshness evident from the sip to the finish. Wow, this wine. 98-100. // 13.7 ... has the potential to be a 100-point wine. (Drink between 2023-2035)" JC for DR Feb 2023
LP97 "The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, with 3% Petit Verdot and 0.5% Cabernet Franc in the blend, is deep garnet-purple in color. It charges out of the glass with notes of blueberry preserves, redcurrant jelly, and boysenberries followed by suggestions of cumin seed, star anise, sandalwood, and fragrant earth. The medium-bodied palate is delicately crafted, with beautiful freshness and silky tannins framing the soft-spoken black fruits and earthy layers, leading to a long and minerally finish on this very pretty wine." LPB for TWP May 2025
LP97 "The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, with 3% Petit Verdot and 0.5% Cabernet Franc in the blend, is deep garnet-purple in color. It charges out of the glass with notes of blueberry preserves, redcurrant jelly, and boysenberries followed by suggestions of cumin seed, star anise, sandalwood, and fragrant earth. The medium-bodied palate is delicately crafted, with beautiful freshness and silky tannins framing the soft-spoken black fruits and earthy layers, leading to a long and minerally finish on this very pretty wine." LPB for TWP May 2025