estate cabernet sauvignon
2005 Spottswoode Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
The Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon is, very simply, the finest wine we are able to create from our estate vineyard on an annual basis. By carefully selecting only the best lots from our cellar, we honor our vineyard by producing a wine of great depth, complexity and elegance which reflects the pinnacle of our vineyard’s unique qualities, as well as the unique attributes of each vintage.
For the 2005 vintage, we were rewarded for making early crop level adjustments in our vineyard, leaving just enough fruit for vine balance. Ripe, expressive, plummy fruit with hints of raspberry, ripe dark cherries, dried blueberries and licorice—all trademark flavors of the Spottswoode Vineyard—expands on the palate to toasty oak notes, dark and seductive, with sweet creamy caramel culminating into a beautiful, long finish. The tannin is supple, suave and charming, making the wine wonderful now while promising a long life ahead!
RELEASE DATE
- September 1, 2008
- 3896 cases of 750 ml.
- 351 cases of magnums
- Spottswoode Estate Vineyard
- Organically farmed since 1985
- Aged 18–20 months
- 100% French Oak
- 70% new barrels
- 95% Cabernet Sauvignon
- 5% Cabernet Franc
- St. Helena, Napa Valley
