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Spottswoode 2020 Sauvignon Blanc

July 15th, 2021 By Michael Cervin
# Wine Recommendations, Wine Producers, Growers, & Labels, Sauvignon Blanc

Spottswoode is a rarity, a winery that only makes only two wines, cabernet sauvignon and sauvignon blanc. They stick to what they do best and they do it exceeding well. What they excel at is classic sauv blanc. Acidity, lemon-lime, white peach, gooseberry, guava, freshness, crisp and focused – this is a wine that hits on all cylinders.  It’s comprised of sauvignon blanc with 3% sémillon added in. Using a blend of stainless steel fermentation, French oak barrels, amphora and ceramic and concrete oval “eggs” the result is a dynamic wine in both taste and palate weight. Once again Spottswoode has released a beautiful sauvignon blanc, iconic in its own right, and one that never deviates from its core of ideal fruit fused with focused winemaking.

ORIGIN: Napa, Sonoma
ALCOHOL: 13.8%
PRICE: $42 / 750 ml
SCORE: 92 POINTS

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