Wine Advocate 98-100:
Tasted blind, in a lineup that included vintages back to 2010, a barrel sample of Spottswoode's 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon stood out as being one of the most exciting efforts. Full-bodied, ripe and rich without being overbearing, it delivers concentrated black cherry and cassis fruit framed by supple, velvety-textured tannins. It's long on the finish, with an attractively soft, dusty-loamy texture and no overt signs of a fire-troubled Napa vintage.
In fact, Spottswoode made sure of it: despite having picked before the fires, they had every single lot lab tested in Australia – and all of them were completely clean. As well as just extraordinary.
