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Lyndenhurst Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Napa Valley, California, United StatesLyndenhurst is a baby Spottswoode made with the Spottswoode Estate Cabernet mantra. The fruit mix is 55 percent Spottswoode estate, and the remainder comes off top-flight Napa Valley sites. The blend is 80/12/6/2 cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc and petit verdot. Tasting Lyndenhurst alongside Spottswoode is a two-edged sword. The wine is tasty, and the price by Napa standards is affordable, but it is difficult to live up to the balance and elegance of Spottswoode. That said, you will be enchanted by the warm, rich, blackberry, black raspberry flecked with espresso and licorice. The tannins are a little grippy by comparison to Spottswoode but nothing to cause alarm. The '15 is quite spicy and will need some time to digest some youthful tannins that jump up in the finish. It is aged in 43 percent new French oak barrels for 20 months. The Lyndenhurst name comes from Spottswoode’s storied past when fragrant Linden trees planted on the property in the late 1800s grew up to inspire its first moniker.Tasted: 24 November 2019Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $126.99 | 750ml | private wine shops |
Grape: Cabernet SauvignonCSPC: 412577
