2022 Spottswoode Sauvignon Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  4/26/2024 - SWHighlander Likes this wine: 94 Points

  I don't drink a lot of New World whites, especially sauv blanc, but this is the best I've had in years. No grassiness or cat pee, which is a positive for me. It has a mineral forward presentation with a touch of oiliness and body from the 2% semillion that gives it an Old World-meets-New character. Medium bodied. The fruit is grapefruit and melon maybe subtle stone fruit -- not really any tropicals. It has a steeliness to it from the stainless steel aging.
  
  Paired amazingly with a scallop sashimi served with a touch of thin sliced kumquat, fresno chile, asian pear granita, and avocado cream.

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  4/23/2024 - RJWallis Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Notes of freshly cut grass and pineapple, PnP, very tasty.

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  4/11/2024 - BettyBuzz Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Tried the 2022 Spottswoode at a dinner party along with the new Vinum Dei SB. Overall preferred the Vinum Dei, but always love the Spottswoode.
  This '22 Spottswoode is a zesty little number that makes my taste buds do a happy dance! Vibrant, with great aromas of grapefruit zest, freshly mowed lawn, and lemongrass. On the palate, it's a fruit salad of lime, green apple, and passionfruit flavors, backed by a brilliant zinginess. Plenty of racy concentration, while still being an elegant, lifted style. Fermented in a mix of stainless and neutral oak, there's no buttery or oaky business here. One of the best Napa SB's.

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  4/7/2024 - Thomas D Likes this wine: 92 Points

  enjoyed it again with findings same as per previous note.

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  12/9/2023 - streethawk Likes this wine:

  What a delight, and so consistent in quality from vintage to vintage. Peach and stone fruit aromas, and a herbal element. The palate is beautifully textured with refreshing acidity. Restrained and balanced. I would gladly drink this on its own. It’s easy to see why the whites were Mary Weber Novak’s favourite Spottswoode wines.

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