2013 Spottswoode Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

I don’t drink much Napa Cab. It’s not normally what I’m looking for in a red wine. I generally write it off as overpriced, overoaked, and overripe. However,
I think this Spottswoode Estate is a benchmark wine. So balanced. With subtle oak and ripe fruit held up by tannins that speak to the age worthiness of the vintage. The terroir shines through. A certain rockiness lends impressive complexity. But it’s all the finesse that pulls this together. Nothing is overdone. The acidity is balanced by the firmness of the structure. And the flavors all speak in turn. Nothing out of place. Truly incredibly stuff. Probably just entering its drinking window, I’m happy to have another bottle I can visit in 5-10 years.