Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery
2021 Cabernet Sauvignon
St. Helena
Auction 27 | Lot No. 120
Vintage: 2021
Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery
Cabernet Sauvignon
St. Helena
5 cases produced
Highlights
- A historic collaboration of our founding winemaker Tony Soter and current winemaker Aron Weinkauf
- Tony and Aron came together to create this unique Cabernet Sauvignon from our estate vineyard
- An expression of time and place from 2021, our 40th anniversary vintage
- Spottswoode Estate has been organically farmed since 1985 and biodynamically farmed since 2006
Description
Spottswoode’s founding winemaker and vineyard manager, Tony Soter, and Aron Weinkauf, who now fills both these roles (he started with us in 2006), have remarkable similarities. They are both intuitive in their approaches, viewing things philosophically, holistically and thoughtfully, with a great sense of and sensitivity toward our environment and how wine growing fits into this natural system. For each of them, it is farming first. Tony brought organics to Spottswoode, Aron biodynamics and regenerative organics. Tony crafted our first ten vintages (1982 – 1991), Aron our last eleven (2010 – 2020, with two more vintages in barrel). Tony has visited in the past and walked the vineyard with Aron, sharing his sense of this place from the 1980s and 1990s. Aron has shared his sense of site from the recent decades with Tony. And more. For this Premiere Napa Valley lot, Tony and Aron have come together to create a unique Cabernet Sauvignon from 2021—our 40th anniversary vintage—which illustrates and celebrates their shared sense of grape growing and winemaking at their most authentic. This wine represents this time (the 2021 vintage) and this place (the Spottswoode Estate Vineyard), as collaborated on by these two aligned, creative winegrowing minds.
Wine Facts
- Single vineyard wine
- Sustainably produced
- Organically produced (also commonly called "organically grown")
- Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled
- Wine is produced in a Napa Green winery
Aron Weinkauf
Winemaker, Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery
Aron joined Spottswoode as assistant winemaker in 2006, and in 2009, he was also named Spottswoode's vineyard manager. Two years later, in recognition of his deep understanding of the vineyard, his gifted palate, and his artistry as a winemaker, Aron became the fifth winemaker in the winery's storied history. As both vineyard manager and winemaker, Aron carries on a rich tradition at Spottswoode of embracing an interconnected view of winemaking with deep roots in the vineyard. He is in the vineyard almost daily, guiding the farming of the estate's 24 blocks. In the winery, he works in small lots to ensure the Estate Cabernet Sauvignon authentically reflects the vineyard and the vintage, and that it is true to the elegant, energetic and age-worthy style for which Spottswoode has been recognized since 1982. Prior to Spottswoode, Aron worked at Paul Hobbs and was the assistant winemaker at Ficklin Vineyards.
Country born: United States
Education: Earned a BA in Spanish from Berry College. Studied abroad in Sevilla and Barcelona, Spain. Earned a degree in viticulture and enology from Fresno State. Assistant winemaker at Ficklin Vineyards. Winemaking team at Paul Hobbs.
I have a deep appreciation for my experiences throughout the years, and all I've learned working with Peter Ficklin, Paul Hobbs, Jennifer Williams and Rosemary Cakebread.
Years in the wine industry: 10-15 years
Winemaking Philosophy:
Aron's winemaking philosophy is gentle, thoughtful and vineyard driven, while still being intimately hands-on and detail-oriented. "Working with our vineyard, I've come to believe in the interconnectedness of all things. With a vineyard like Spottswoode, if you are deeply aware of the needs of the land, you can make a dynamic wine of remarkable pleasure, beauty and balance in even the most challenging vintages."
Tony Soter
Winemaker, Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery
Winemaker, farmer, mentor—Soter is all those things. One of the most respected winemakers in the business, he helped lay the groundwork for modern Napa Valley Cabernet in the 1980s.
Country born: USA
Years in the wine industry: 30+ years
Winemaking Philosophy:
A focus on biodynamic grape growing as the key to creating rich flavor and substance in our wines. Cellar techniques look to the wisdom of past generations, and the approach is to trust these natural processes to best evoke the voice and character of each vineyard. It is this unique integration of growing and making that lend to creating some of the very best examples of fine wine.
Winery Distribution
Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.
Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery Contact: Heather de Savoye
Domestic:
- Alabama ( International Wines )
- Alaska ( Specialty Imports )
- Arizona ( Quail Distributing )
- California ( True North Wine Merchants )
- California ( PMDL & Company )
- Colorado ( RNDC/Grand Vin )
- Connecticut ( Slocum & Sons )
- Delaware ( Breakthru Aspect Division )
- Florida ( Breakthru Aspect Division )
- Georgia ( RNDC )
- Hawaii ( RNDC )
- Idaho ( Amphora )
- Illinois ( Maverick Wine Company )
- Indiana ( RNDC )
- Iowa ( Okoboji Wines )
- Kansas ( Standard Beverage )
- Kentucky ( Cutting Edge Selections )
- Louisiana ( Vino Wholesale )
- Maine ( Martignetti/Nappi Distributors )
- Maryland ( Breakthru Aspect Division )
- Massachusetts ( Martignetti/Carolina Wine )
- Michigan ( Veritas Distributors )
- Minnesota ( Paustis Wine Company )
- Montana ( Winegardner Wines )
- Nebraska ( Quail Distributing )
- Nevada ( Vin Sauvage )
- New Hampshire ( Martignetti/NNE )
- New Jersey ( Winebow )
- New Mexico ( Santa Fe Boutique Wines & Spirits )
- New York ( Winebow )
- North Carolina ( Tyron Distributing )
- Ohio ( Cutting Edge Selections )
- Oklahoma ( Thirst Wine Merchants )
- Oregon ( RNDC )
- Pennsylvania ( The Wine Merchant )
- Rhode Island ( Wine Marketing )
- South Carolina ( RNDC )
- South Dakota ( Okoboji Wines )
- Tennessee ( Athens Distributing )
- Tennessee ( Empire Distributors )
- Texas ( Serendipity )
- Utah ( RNDC )
- Vermont ( Farrell Distributing )
- Virginia ( Winebow )
- Washington ( Vehrs Distributing )
- West Virginia ( Winebow )
- Wisconsin ( General Beverage )
- Wyoming ( RNDC )
International:
- Australia ( West Coast Wine Cellars )
- Austria ( Kracher Fine Wine )
- Belgium ( Wijnagentuur Vincent )
- Bermuda ( Gosling's Limited )
- Canada - Alberta ( Clarus Wine & Spirits )
- Canada - British Columbia ( West Coast Wine Cellars )
- Canada - Manitoba ( West Coast Wine Cellars )
- Canada - Ontario ( Small Winemakers )
- Canada - Quebec ( Wines by Alexander )
- Czech Republic ( Premier Wine & Spirits )
- Denmark ( AmericanWine.DK )
- Denmark ( Bergman Fine-Wines )
- Germany ( Schlumberger KG )
- Germany ( Koessler & Ulbricht )
- Hong Kong ( J & K Global )
- Hong Kong ( Ponti Trading )
- Japan ( Vinorum )
- Luxembourg ( Vinoteca )
- Mexico ( ECM de Vinos )
- Netherlands ( Dielen Wijnhandel )
- Netherlands ( Wijnagentuur Vincent )
- New Zealand ( Dhall & Nash Fine Wine )
- Norway ( Scent Hound Cellars )
- Philippines ( Premium Wine Exchange )
- Puerto Rico ( Plaza Provision Company )
- Singapore ( Water and Wine )
- South Korea ( Vin CSR )
- Sweden ( Divine AB )
- Switzerland ( Weinresidenz Putzi )
- Taiwan ( Chateau Wine & Spirits )
- Thailand ( Water and Wine )
- United Arab Emirates ( MMI )
- United Kingdom ( Emile Wines )
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