Spottswoode, Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon 1990
Base of neck
92 Points CellarTracker
In my cellar since release, decanted at 5pm and tasted over several hours. The wine looks quite youthful with medium dark garnet and little to no bricking. Very old-school, Cali cab (thankfully) with a very Bordeaux-like funky nose, as well as cassis, pencil lead, lots of earthy notes and some chocolate, cedar and tobacco the\at emerge with a little air. Palate is less expressive than the nose at least in the first hour, but I suspect will open with more time (I’ll update later). Finish is quite long. Tannins are barely present with a silky texture to the wine. Still bright with acidity, certainly not flabby. I know there have been a number of bad reviews of this wine but this bottle seems very close to pristine with no obvious flaws like VA or Brett as others have experienced.
Update- no improvement with more time in the decanter. I hoped it would open up some more but it didn’t. 93–>92
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