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Spottswoode

Spottswoode Vineyard & Winery was founded 1972 by Mary Weber Novak and her late husband, Jack Novak. The couple produced their first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1982. Located on a historic 19th century estate which still includes picturesque Victorian buildings, Spottswoode owns 35 acres of vineyards planted primarily in Cabernet Sauvignon, with small amounts of Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc and Zinfandel. Spottswoode’s Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is the winery’s premier wine, and it earns accolades from reviewers and collectors. The winery is still owned and operated by the Novak family. About 5,000 cases of Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley are produced each year.

1990 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

WS  90   
JR  16   

1991 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; base neck fill; label condition issue

WS  93   
JR  17.5   

1991 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

WS  93   
JR  17.5   

1994 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  99   
WS  94   
JR  18   

1994 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

RP  99   
WS  94   
JR  18   

1997 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue; signed bottle

RP  98   
WS  94   
ST  94   

1998 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

RP  91   
JR  17   

1998 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

RP  91   
JR  17   

1999 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

Base neck fill

WS  94   
ST  92+    
RP  90+    

2000 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

Base neck fill

RP  93   
ST  90   
JR  17.5   

2000 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

Very top shoulder fill

RP  93   
ST  90   
JR  17.5   

2000 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

RP  93   
ST  90   
JR  17.5   

2001 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; base neck fill; light label condition issue

RP  98+    
WE  94   
ST  93   
JR  18   

2001 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

RP  98+    
WE  94   
ST  93   
JR  18   

2001 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

RP  98+    
WE  94   
ST  93   
JR  18   

2005 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

Label condition issue

RP  98+    
WE  97   
ST  94+    
JR  15   

2006 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

RP  96   
JS  95   
JD  94   
WS  92   
ST  92+    
JR  18   

2012 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

RP  99   
JS  98   
VN  96   
JR  17.5   

2017 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

WA  97+    
VN  96   
JS  96   
WE  96   
JD  96   
WS  95   

2018 Spottswoode Lyndenhurst Cabernet Sauvignon

VN  94   
JD  94   
WS  93   
JS  93   
WA  92   
JR  16.5   

2020 Spottswoode Sauvignon Blanc

WA  91