Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 750ml

Spottswoode has farmed its St. Helena estate at the foot of the Mayacamas Mountains since the Novak family bought it in 1972, and it was one of Napa's early organic pioneers. The 2020 vintage was overshadowed by wildfires, yet this Estate Cabernet Sauvignon emerged as one of the year's standouts, with Jeb Dunnuck noting no signs of smoke taint. Decanter awarded 99 points, describing blackberry, black cherry, cassis, tobacco spice, purple flowers, graphite and iron-like minerality, with vivacious acidity and a finish that "goes and goes for days." Ripe, high-quality tannins point to graceful evolution; drink now through about 2040.