2003 Spottswoode Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Quantity Available	4 in stock
Vintage	2003
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon
Bottle Size	750ml
Style	Red
Country	USA
Region	California
Bottle Condition	Normal

$225.00

4 in stock

Description

Spottswoode Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Helena, USA 2003

WINE ADVOCATE

In 2003, production jumped up to 3,700 cases, with the blend identical to so many other vintages with 96% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Cabernet Franc. This was a year where there was some freaky heat spells, but this wine has come through nicely. Deep bluish purple with notes of blackberry and cassis and charcoal followed by a soft, velvety textured, opulent and full-bodied wine that seems to be approaching full maturity. It is interesting, this wine is far more evolved, and on a faster evolutionary track than the 2001 or 2002. Nevertheless it is a beauty, loaded, layered and impressive. It must be one of the top 2003s. Drink it over the next 20-some years.

VINOUS

Saturated dark red-ruby. Briary black fruits, coffee bean, flowers and earth on the nose; more primary than the '02. Fat and plush, with pliant, inviting dark fruit and licorice flavors showing a bit of alcoholic warmth. Finishes with a suggestion of bitterness. Is this wine in a tight phase today? Beginning with this vintage, Spottwoode has used St. Helena as the appellation on its label.

Taste Profile

Red Fruit

Black Fruit

Earth

Oak

Fruit

Body

Sweetness

Acidity

Alcohol

Color

Purple