Lot 147
SPOTTSWOODE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1997 (1) WA 98
STAG'S LEAP WINE CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON CASK 23 2000 (1)
Lot 147 Details
SPOTTSWOODE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1997 (1)
St. Helena, Napa Valley.
u. vts. stained label.
A spectacular wine, it was the first made by Rosemary Cakebread. Production was quite high, as the new plantings started to fully produce, with 4,800+ cases declared. This is wine that fills the olfactory senses with gorgeous ripeness, blueberries, black raspberries, blackberries and cassis, while spring flowers and a touch of oak still lingers in the aromatics. When the wine hits the palate, the extraordinary intensity, purity and multi-dimensional complexity all seem to converge with a cascade of fruit, glycerin and richness. Like most Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignons, it is only 13.8% alcohol. This is a magnificent wine, a young adolescent in the scheme of its potentially fascinating evolution and should have a good 25-30+ years left in it – although it’s strutting its stuff at present. Certainly in the first two decades of Spottswoode wines this is clearly one of the most compelling efforts. August 2016 Drink: 2016-2046 WA 98
STAG'S LEAP WINE CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON CASK 23 2000 (1)
Napa Valley.
u. vts. marked label.