Product Details
Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
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Vintage | 1997 |
Rating | 98 RP |
Bottle Size | 1500 ml |
Bottle Quantity | 1 |
Country | USA |
Region | California |
Location | North Coast |
Producer | Spottswoode |
Color | Red |
Wine Type | Table |
Robert Parker
Robert Parker | 98 RP - A blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, the 1997 is just short of perfection from this great vintage in Napa Valley. 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. |
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Wine Spectator
Wine Spectator |
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Burghound
Burghound |
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Winery Details
Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
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Vintage | 1997 |
Rating | 98 RP |
Bottle Size | 1500 ml |
Bottle Quantity | 1 |
Country | USA |
Region | California |
Location | North Coast |
Producer | Spottswoode |
Color | Red |
Wine Type | Table |