Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Sampled 4/29/2019 at “Taste of Oakville”.
94+ pts.

Simply stellar., Rockstar pull in any other night but it was unanimously voted #3. a beast in sheeps clothing l. This will emerge as a pretty butterfly in a few years!!
Freaking awesome!!

Spoto Family wine dinner under the stars: always a fun night with Stuart and family!

DINNER WINES
2021 Spoto Oakville cabernet rose
2019 Spoto Godfather red....a blend you can't refuse.
2019 Spoto cuvee Christiane
2018 Spoto Beckstoffer amber Knolls malbec
2018 Spoto family reserve cabernet
2015 Spoto late harvest viognier
Also:
2004 Las Cases
2005 Pichon Baron
2009 Cos d'estournel
2012 La Mission Haut Brion
2005 Spottswood
1989 clerc milon
2005 Spoto private reserve
2001 clos du val

FOOD
Oysters, lamb lollipops, feta skewers
Tomato and nectarine panzanella
Ricotta, summer pea and corn agnolotti
Wood fired gulf prawns
Five spice grass-fed short rib, Yukon potato
Apricot and vanilla custard tartelette

A 1.5 hour decant probably should have gone longer(fine/cloudy sediment). A sensational inky dark garnet color. On the nose: perfumed notes of dark cherry, creme brulee, cinnamon, wet forest floor, minty tea. Taste: velvety and smooth mouth coating wine with Brambly blackberry, graphite, herbaceous, mocha, and a spicy glycerin cedar finish. YUM! The family reserve gets an extra 12 months in barrel versus the Private Reserve. This Oakville fruit wine has more time to go and glad I have a few more bottles.

Spoto Wines Tasting Dinner

APPETIZERS:
Truffled Trout Roe, Brioche Soldiers
Sterling Caviar, Brick Pastry, Cauliflower
Fresh Shucked Oysters, Ponzu Mignonette
Champagne

DINNER:
Series of Small Bites to Excite Your Palate..
2018 Spoto Russian River Pinot Noir

Artichoke in Various Forms, Fennel, Barigoule
2018 Spoto Oakville Godfather Red

Acquerello Aged Carnaroli Risotto, Morel
2018 Spoto Oakville Cuvee Christiane

Wagyu Rib Eye, Black Truffle, Butter Potatoes
2002 Spoto Family Reserve Cab (Father &Son)

Dark and Milk Chocolate, Cocoa Nib, Berry
2007 Spoto Syrah Port

ADDITIONAL WINES:
2009 colgin estate
2013 Sine Qua Non le supplement syrah
2005 kongsgaard syrah
2007 screaming eagle 2nd flight
1999 spottswood cabernet

Spoto spring wine pickup event.

Pouring the wonderful:
2009 family reserve (extra 12 months in barrel vs the private reserve)
2018 Godfather red wine

Good food, wine, and Stuart's hospitality

Spoto wine truffle dinner

2017 Spoto Napa chard
2018 Spoto Beckstoffer amber Knolls malbec
2017 Spoto Christiane cuvee
2016 Spoto family reserve
2005 Spoto family reserve
1997 Dunn cabernet
2004 Bond Pluribus
2008 Screaming Eagle

HORS D'OEUVRE.....
Artisan cheases & meats, truffle pecans, white truffle ceviche, mini Diane's.
DINNER..........
Bread w/truffle butter
Grilled persimmon salad.
Gemelli pasta w/endive,blk truffle,tomato and gorgonzola.
Pan seared halibut w/artichoke truffle relish.
Veal medallion, Foie gras, shaved winter white truffle.
DESSERT............
Salted caramel
Burnt basque cheesecake w/shaved truffle
Mini ice cream cone with black truffle

@Delectable Wine this is the 2016 Family Reserve but not Ashe.

The 2016 Spoto Family Reserve is packed with power and youthful exuberance. I was honored to be able to give this one a drive today. This wine was popped and sampled, slow-oxed for 6 hours, and then decanted for another 2 hours. This definitely woke up this monster and got it going. This is a red-fruit dominant, full-bodied behemoth that will stay for 20 years in your cellar. Lighter violet pour with a clear meniscus. The nose of this wine is amazing, and the poured sample really wasn't tasted for 2-3 hours because I kept coming back to the nose on this wine. Smells like a pastry shop around the holidays and has a touch of a wildflower garden if you huff this one long enough. Tne entry of this wine is dominanted by black cherry, red currants, red licorice, bing cherries, red-hot spices, cinnamon, hint of fig. Very bright acidity and loaded with tons of power throughout. Finishes with young oak, stiff but punchy tannic character, tapping you on the shoulder and saying "Yeah, I'm this good now, but you should come back to the others you bought in a few years." This wine is dressed to impress. Rating: 98+

A family reserve 2004 Cabernet. What a treat from the Spoto Family Library! Purplish red ruby color. The nose has an initial cream brûlée scent, then bursts with black fruit, green veggie, earthy spices. Taste—definite blackberry fruit, tobacco smoke , chocolate and spices linger. Medium, but sweet tannins and velvety smooth in the mouth with a long finish. Could age more as the overall taste is still fresh for being 15 years old.

Double decant (decent chunky sediment) and pour. A splendiforous dark purple color, with the start of some bricking on the edge. On the nose: creme brulee, black fruit, green veggie, earthy. Taste: blackberry, smoke, pepper, chocolate, sweet but still there tannins and decent acidity keep it fresh....a velvety dense wine that goes long....believe the Family Reserve cab gets a longer time in the barrel than the Reserve cab.