Spoto Wines
Private Reserve Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon
Oakville, Napa Valley, California, USA
Absolute freaking rockstar!!
Badass in a glass to say the least.
90 minute decant and it blew me away.
Absolute freaking rockstar!!
Badass in a glass to say the least.
90 minute decant and it blew me away.
So, so, so freaking good and at a great price point! Thank you Stuart for knocking it out of the park with this one!!
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So, so, so freaking good and at a great price point! Thank you Stuart for knocking it out of the park with this one!!
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A spectacular wine. Rich and elegant. Black cherry, cassis, and other dark fruits.
A spectacular wine. Rich and elegant. Black cherry, cassis, and other dark fruits.
Jun 21st, 2020Unanimous number 1 vs a Spoto secret acre Cab a year older and a Rutherford blend from Wm Harrison. This wine was decanted 6 hr ahead of enjoying. Wow man. Black licorice. Black fruit, cassis, fig, youthful oak. Full bodied. This could have been a pop and pour and probably would have kicked just as much ass. The comprehensive cab blend that is in a very sweet spot right now. Oakville, To Kalon but is probably a "secret" in and of itself. Tons of life left.
Unanimous number 1 vs a Spoto secret acre Cab a year older and a Rutherford blend from Wm Harrison. This wine was decanted 6 hr ahead of enjoying. Wow man. Black licorice. Black fruit, cassis, fig, youthful oak. Full bodied. This could have been a pop and pour and probably would have kicked just as much ass. The comprehensive cab blend that is in a very sweet spot right now. Oakville, To Kalon but is probably a "secret" in and of itself. Tons of life left.
Apr 26th, 2019This wine was SINGING tonight. Very youthful, exuberant blackberry and cassis. This wine was ready to kick ass and take names, but the oaked finish kind of balked at the wine's true power, and ended up winning tonight. In a 3-bottle lineup of a 2013 Aubert A1X Chardonnay, an 05 Pontet Canet, and this bottle, this one seemed like the unquestionable way to end the night (until the 06 Calera Pinot Noir was poppped). This wine is dark, dense, and even though it is a great pop and pour wine this wine will only improve over the next 10-15 years. Bravo Stuart Spoto.
This wine was SINGING tonight. Very youthful, exuberant blackberry and cassis. This wine was ready to kick ass and take names, but the oaked finish kind of balked at the wine's true power, and ended up winning tonight. In a 3-bottle lineup of a 2013 Aubert A1X Chardonnay, an 05 Pontet Canet, and this bottle, this one seemed like the unquestionable way to end the night (until the 06 Calera Pinot Noir was poppped). This wine is dark, dense, and even though it is a great pop and pour wine this wine will only improve over the next 10-15 years. Bravo Stuart Spoto.
May 5th, 2018A BEAST. Oaked nose with black and blue fruits. Right out of the bottle, this one shows a lot of chalky youthful black fruit with a little bit of that youthful sweetness and a finish that has a lot of oak, black pepper and tannin. Classic Oakville. And will continue to evolve for a LONG TIME.....guarantee you this wine will easily outpace my patience!
A BEAST. Oaked nose with black and blue fruits. Right out of the bottle, this one shows a lot of chalky youthful black fruit with a little bit of that youthful sweetness and a finish that has a lot of oak, black pepper and tannin. Classic Oakville. And will continue to evolve for a LONG TIME.....guarantee you this wine will easily outpace my patience!
Mar 28th, 2018
