Spottswoode Estate: Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

2: Cabernet Sauvignon 86%, Cabernet Franc 9%, Petit Verdot 5%

5: rød, tør; 14,0% Vol.; Modenhed til at drikke: 2028–2058; Pakket ind i: 6s

9: silkeblød og aromatisk; voluminøs og kraftfuld; rig på tanniner

3: Lobenberg: 100/100; Decanter: 99/20; Parker: 98–100/100

6: USA, Californien, St Helena

7: Allergener: Sulfitter,

Tapperi / Importør: Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery, 1902 Madrona Avenue, St. Helena, California 94574 - USA

Helena med sin kalkholdige alluviale jord ligner den venstre flodbred i Bordeaux og egner sig perfekt til Cabernet Sauvignon takket være den gode dræning. Spottswoode har arbejdet tæt på naturen og økologisk siden midten af 1980'erne og er nu Demeter-certificeret, dvs. biodynamisk. For mig er Estate Cabernet en af de fineste og mest elegante Cabernets fra Californien. Ren finesse! Cassis, friske brombær med et strejf af mynte, cigarblade og cedertræ i næsen. I munden nærmest vibrerer den! En nærværende, moden tannin, der giver en perfekt, fin struktur og langsomt bærer vinen hen over tungen. En næsten prikkende krydrethed går hånd i hånd med den sprøde frugt. Bordeaux-elskere, pas på! Dette er noget for absolutte elskere af Cabernet-klassikere. Betagende god! 100/100

Decanter om: Cabernet Sauvignon

Lovely fragrant blackberry and black cherry fruit, cassis, and rich tobacco spices with lovely fresh earth notes and a sweet kiss of new wood cedar. Incredibly concentrated dark berry fruit with fabulously angular tannins with smooth long beams with crisp edges. Purple florals, dried sagebrush, and chocolate shavings with lids of graphite and deep iron-like mineral character. And a finish of dark saturated fruit that goes and goes for days. There are purple floras too. Polished and bright, with vivacious acidity and freshness evident from the sip to the finish. Wow, this wine. 98-100. // 13.7 ... has the potential to be a 100-point wine. 99/100

Parker om: Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasted blind, in a lineup that included vintages back to 2010, a barrel sample of Spottswoode's 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon stood out as being one of the most exciting efforts. Full-bodied, ripe and rich without being overbearing, it delivers concentrated black cherry and cassis fruit framed by supple, velvety-textured tannins. It's long on the finish, with an attractively soft, dusty-loamy texture and no overt signs of a fire-troubled Napa vintage. 98-100/100

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