Spottswoode Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1991 CS20230713 and built for another few

and built for another few years in bottle

dried fruit) and sherry-seasoned American oak (sweet

spends 36 months on the lees

Watson Ranch is one of those quietly important California vineyards that the cognoscenti chase but the general public has never heard of

The 2022 balances creamy richness with electric acidity

Spottswoode Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1991 CS20230713 and built for another fewMary Weber Novak released Spottswoode's first Cabernet in 1982 from the historic St. Helena estate her family purchased in 1972, and the wine quickly became a touchstone for elegance in Napa Cab. 1991 was another strong vintage on the heels of the celebrated 1990, and this bottle shows the estate's signature poise: structured but never heavy, fruit fully folded into tobacco, cedar, and dried herbs. Library wines from Spottswoode are scarce on the