Spottswoode Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1990

Name: Spottswoode Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1990
Brand: Hart Davis [HDH]
SKU: SF-1-HDH--042126-36
Price: 199.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$199⁹⁹

Mary Weber Novak released Spottswoode's first Cabernet in 1982 from the historic St. Helena estate her family purchased in 1972, and within a decade the wine was sitting alongside Napa's most coveted bottlings. 1990 was a benchmark vintage in the valley, and Spottswoode's version has aged exactly as the great ones do: still composed, still focused, fully resolved tannins, the fruit folded into something more savory and complex. Library wines from this estate are rare in the wild. Drink now through the next several years.

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Robert Parker

95 points

"1990 was the first vintage (4,756 cases produced) and one of the most abundant before the replanting became essential because of phylloxera, and was again made at Robert Pepi. However, the percentage of Cabernet Franc jumped to 10% in the final blend. Mia Klein, who worked with Tony Soter, was part of the winemaking team. This wine performed beautifully, and had that Château Margaux-like finesse, elegance and richness. Beautiful blackcurrant notes, graphite, rose petal and licorice, were all present in this deep ruby/plum-colored wine that came across like a Napa version of a first-growth Médoc. It is medium to full-bodied, with beautiful, integrated tannin, acidity and wood. This should continue to drink well for another 10-15-plus years." —Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Jancis Robinson

18.5 points

"Still healthy crimson. Sweet, minty start with flatteringly middle aged tannins – although they were sufficiently present that I scrawled 'maybe this needs meat?'. The rewarding, complex palate has strong notes of cassis and some dustiness. The finish is dry and particularly appetising."