Spottswoode - Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 (750ml) Northern Italy

Spottswoode - Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 (750ml) Northern ItalyCritical Acclaim 98 points Wine Advocate, Review Date: 08 2016 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

Yellow gold of a beautiful intensity

Notes of peach yogurt and bramble but with that signature salty

JD94Jeb DunnuckThe Merlot blend of the estate

length and richness are all impressive

Malic Acid: <0

and menthol emerge in waves

Easy-to-drink wine with aromas of small red fruits

The 2022 Chardonnay Sta

Patricia Green Cellars’ relationship began with the Durant Vineyard in 2010

for 9 months

but the worse problem is a vegetal character

almost light but with incredible intensity of flavour