2021 Spottswoode Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon
“Pure Electricity”
99 points for this Napa Standout!
$259.89 (750ml) ETA 3-7 days - Buy Now
99 WI / 99 JS / 98+ WA / 98+ JD / 97 VM / 97 WS
“Year after year, Spottswoode goes on making one of the best Cabernets there is from America’s defining Cabernet region, the Napa Valley.” - Ray Isle, Food & Wine
Established in 1882, Spottswoode Estate is distinguished by the pre-Prohibition Victorian home depicted on their label. Spottswoode was christened by Mrs. Albert Spotts in 1910 and later acquired by Mary and Jack Novak in 1972. Mary released Spottswoode’s first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1982, exactly one hundred years after the estate’s founding.
Today, Mary’s daughter Beth Weber Novak manages the winery, and daughter Lindy Novak serves as the winery’s Marketing Ambassador.
Situated on the western edge of St. Helena at the foot of the Mayacamas mountains, the Spottswoode terroir is ideal for growing fine wine grapes. The alluvial clay loam from the Sulphur Creek fan provides superb drainage while cool maritime breezes passing through the gap between Spring Mountain and the Mayacamas range, allow the fruit to ripen slowly. Their vineyard was certified Organic in 1992. Fans of Spottswoode love the wine's style, intensity and concentration, but also its likeness to a top-notch Bordeaux, or Tuscan.
