2003 Spottswoode Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Quantity Available4 in stock
Vintage2003
VarietalCabernet Sauvignon
Bottle Size750ml
StyleRed
CountryUSA
RegionCalifornia
Bottle ConditionNormal

$225.00

4 in stock

Description

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

RP
95
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.
ST
92
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
Best Pairing
Beef
Pork