wine library notes
vintages 1994–2007
Vertical Tasting Held on November 17, 2010
Our annual vertical tasting was held at the Spottswoode Estate home, and we were thrilled and honored to have both Dan O'Brien, Wine Director at Cavallo Point in Sausalito, and Andrea Robinson, Master Sommelier, join us. We blind tasted vintages in two separate flights, beginning with 1993.
As ever, we relish the opportunity to taste through these wines, as this intellectual exercise allows us to deepen our knowledge of our Estate Vineyard and to share our impressions to help you in determining the optimal time to enjoy our Cabernets. Join us in our exploration!
As to the suggestions to drink, hold, or some combination thereof, please remember that if you do choose to drink a younger vintage, we recommend a rough (double) decanting prior to tasting, giving the wine an hour or so to open up in a decanter before serving. All young wines benefit from this experience, and though we might say “hold” in our notes, trying vintages in their youth allows you to track their evolution and development over time, which is among the great joys of wine!
Christie Dufault, Wine Director at Quince in San Francisco, decants the Estate Cabernet in the Spottswoode winery.
