Spoto Wines

Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

9.62 ratings
-no pro ratings
Napa Valley, California, USA
Cabernet Sauvignon
Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Pasta, Venison, Tomato-Based, Potato, Pork, Chocolate & Caramel, White Rice, Mushrooms, Beef, Lamb, Chili & Hot Spicy
Top Notes For
Tom Garland

Spoto wine truffle dinner

2017 Spoto Napa chard
2018 Spoto Beckstoffer amber Knolls malbec
2017 Spoto Christiane cuvee
2016 Spoto family reserve
2005 Spoto family reserve
1997 Dunn cabernet
2004 Bond Pluribus
2008 Screaming Eagle

HORS D'OEUVRE.....
Artisan cheases & meats, truffle pecans, white truffle ceviche, mini Diane's.
DINNER..........
Bread w/truffle butter
Grilled persimmon salad.
Gemelli pasta w/endive,blk truffle,tomato and gorgonzola.
Pan seared halibut w/artichoke truffle relish.
Veal medallion, Foie gras, shaved winter white truffle.
DESSERT............
Salted caramel
Burnt basque cheesecake w/shaved truffle
Mini ice cream cone with black truffle

Spoto wine truffle dinner

2017 Spoto Napa chard
2018 Spoto Beckstoffer amber Knolls malbec
2017 Spoto Christiane cuvee
2016 Spoto family reserve
2005 Spoto family reserve
1997 Dunn cabernet
2004 Bond Pluribus
2008 Screaming Eagle

HORS D'OEUVRE.....
Artisan cheases & meats, truffle pecans, white truffle ceviche, mini Diane's.
DINNER..........
Bread w/truffle butter
Grilled persimmon salad.
Gemelli pasta w/endive,blk truffle,tomato and gorgonzola.
Pan seared halibut w/artichoke truffle relish.
Veal medallion, Foie gras, shaved winter white truffle.
DESSERT............
Salted caramel
Burnt basque cheesecake w/shaved truffle
Mini ice cream cone with black truffle

Oct 31st, 2021
Mark Flesher

@Delectable Wine this is the 2016 Family Reserve but not Ashe.

The 2016 Spoto Family Reserve is packed with power and youthful exuberance. I was honored to be able to give this one a drive today. This wine was popped and sampled, slow-oxed for 6 hours, and then decanted for another 2 hours. This definitely woke up this monster and got it going. This is a red-fruit dominant, full-bodied behemoth that will stay for 20 years in your cellar. Lighter violet pour with a clear meniscus. The nose of this wine is amazing, and the poured sample really wasn't tasted for 2-3 hours because I kept coming back to the nose on this wine. Smells like a pastry shop around the holidays and has a touch of a wildflower garden if you huff this one long enough. Tne entry of this wine is dominanted by black cherry, red currants, red licorice, bing cherries, red-hot spices, cinnamon, hint of fig. Very bright acidity and loaded with tons of power throughout. Finishes with young oak, stiff but punchy tannic character, tapping you on the shoulder and saying "Yeah, I'm this good now, but you should come back to the others you bought in a few years." This wine is dressed to impress. Rating: 98+

@Delectable Wine this is the 2016 Family Reserve but not Ashe.

The 2016 Spoto Family Reserve is packed with power and youthful exuberance. I was honored to be able to give this one a drive today. This wine was popped and sampled, slow-oxed for 6 hours, and then decanted for another 2 hours. This definitely woke up this monster and got it going. This is a red-fruit dominant, full-bodied behemoth that will stay for 20 years in your cellar. Lighter violet pour with a clear meniscus. The nose of this wine is amazing, and the poured sample really wasn't tasted for 2-3 hours because I kept coming back to the nose on this wine. Smells like a pastry shop around the holidays and has a touch of a wildflower garden if you huff this one long enough. Tne entry of this wine is dominanted by black cherry, red currants, red licorice, bing cherries, red-hot spices, cinnamon, hint of fig. Very bright acidity and loaded with tons of power throughout. Finishes with young oak, stiff but punchy tannic character, tapping you on the shoulder and saying "Yeah, I'm this good now, but you should come back to the others you bought in a few years." This wine is dressed to impress. Rating: 98+

Dec 21st, 2020