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2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Lyndenhurst

Wine Details
Producer

Spottswoode

Place of Origin

United States

Napa

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Malbec, 2% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot

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Drinking Window

2017 - 2025

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Spottswoode founder and matriarch Mary Weber Novak passed away just before harvest, which cast a bit of a somber mood on my fall visit. These wines are a lasting testament to the passion for quality Novak instilled and that her daughter Beth Novak Milliken continues today. Quite simply, I was blown away by the wines I tasted, starting from the small production Albariño and Sauvignon Blanc to the flagship Cabernet Sauvignon. In addition to these current releases, I also had a chance to revist the Cabernet Sauvignon back to the 2010 vintage. The most surprising wine of that mini-vertical is the 2011, a wine that shows what total dedication and a top site can do.

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This is another set of gorgeous wines, from Spottswoode, a historic property in the center of St. Helena. The flagship Cabernet rightly gets most of the attention, but some of the other wines, the Lyndenhurst Cabernet and Syrah Story Book in particular, are also worth taking a look at. In addition to these wines, I also tasted a few older vintages that reinforce my impression that in recent years proprietor Beth Novak Milliken and Winemaker Aron Weinkauf have moved towards a greater emphasis on finesse.