in what is the very early going by Roagna standards

powerful and voluptuous

63 ha parcel on the Morey side where the soil is more white than red

earth and a whiff of leather

Tasting through the different Hermitage vineyards (including Peleat

Spottswoode, Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions in what is the veryClearly a stupendous effort but just far too young at this stage, Spottswoode's 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon boasts a concentrated, velvety core of black cherries, cassis and dusty loam, then supports it with hints of cedar and toasted oak. It's full bodied, rich and youthfully intense, with a long, compelling finish that just won't quit. Give it a few more years, and it may indeed reach the perfection my predecessor predicted for it.