Spring Mountain Vineyard
Estate Bottled Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California, USA
A blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc & 3% Malbec, aged for 22 Months in 60% new French oak, 1,810 cases made. Deep Ruby with developing aromas of red and black fruits and notes of oak, cacao and sweet spice with slight floral notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry, black cherry and fig with some black pepper, cinnamon and nutty earthy tones. Fine soft tannins, good structure, long finish, more ready to drink than other recent vintages, ending with great mouthfeel and spicy fruit character. Wonderful! Very Nice. Tasting Sample.
A blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc & 3% Malbec, aged for 22 Months in 60% new French oak, 1,810 cases made. Deep Ruby with developing aromas of red and black fruits and notes of oak, cacao and sweet spice with slight floral notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry, black cherry and fig with some black pepper, cinnamon and nutty earthy tones. Fine soft tannins, good structure, long finish, more ready to drink than other recent vintages, ending with great mouthfeel and spicy fruit character. Wonderful! Very Nice. Tasting Sample.
Nov 12th, 2019A blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc & 2% Petit Verdot, aged for 22 Months in new French oak, 4,408 cases made. Deep Ruby with developing aromas of red and black fruits and notes of oak, mushroom and forest floor. On the palate flavors of blackberry, cherry and black plum with a meaty stewed fruit charm, some sweet spice, cacao and herb notes. Fine structured soft tannins well integrated, long finish, ending with dried fruit character adding leather, nutty notes and oak. Outstanding, drinking well starting to develop tertiary aromas flavors! Tasting Sample.
A blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc & 2% Petit Verdot, aged for 22 Months in new French oak, 4,408 cases made. Deep Ruby with developing aromas of red and black fruits and notes of oak, mushroom and forest floor. On the palate flavors of blackberry, cherry and black plum with a meaty stewed fruit charm, some sweet spice, cacao and herb notes. Fine structured soft tannins well integrated, long finish, ending with dried fruit character adding leather, nutty notes and oak. Outstanding, drinking well starting to develop tertiary aromas flavors! Tasting Sample.
Nov 12th, 2019
Haven't had Spring Mountain in years. Very nice.
Haven't had Spring Mountain in years. Very nice.
Mar 3rd, 2015
Green pepper, tobacco, leather, forrest floor, black and blue fruit, cacao. Full bodied, soft and velvety tannin, nice lift, long. PnP, it was too green on night 1, but that receded on night 2 and the wine was singing. The fruit took over. Beautiful drinking.
Green pepper, tobacco, leather, forrest floor, black and blue fruit, cacao. Full bodied, soft and velvety tannin, nice lift, long. PnP, it was too green on night 1, but that receded on night 2 and the wine was singing. The fruit took over. Beautiful drinking.
Jan 29th, 2022
Soft fruit on the nose. Well structured, plum fruit and a super long finish.
Soft fruit on the nose. Well structured, plum fruit and a super long finish.
Apr 3rd, 2020
Not a very balanced wine. In my opinion not best vintage.
Not a very balanced wine. In my opinion not best vintage.
Jan 10th, 2016
Wine writer Wine Searcher, Decanter, World of Fine Wine, Food & Travel, Meininger's
Oh dear. From my favourite Spring Mtn winery from a difficult but potentially great vintage. Just unbalanced, clunky oak. Too young? I wonder...
Oh dear. From my favourite Spring Mtn winery from a difficult but potentially great vintage. Just unbalanced, clunky oak. Too young? I wonder...
May 24th, 2015