Smith-Madrone Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 750ML
Smith-Madrone Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 750ML
Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley, California
Notes from the Winemaker
Aromatically, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon demonstrates a heady, complex mix of black and red fruit with clear suggestions of leather, tobacco and cigar box. On balance the aroma tips over slightly in favor of the dark fruit with the red providing an essential central component. The aroma is so intriguing it’s hard to move on.
Reviews and Accolades
92 Points/Wine & Spirits
A sleek and sapid cabernet from high up Spring Mountain, this 2016 is rich in its savory red fruit, yet potently acidic. That tension comes across in scents of cilantro and spruce; the wine brought one taster to a match with Jasper Hill’s Harbison, a washed-rind cheese wrapped in spruce bark.
92 Points/Wine Enthusiast
From the producer’s dry-farmed estate, the grapes for this wine are grown at 1,800-feet in elevation. Dried herb, black pepper and clove arise on the nose. The elegant, restrained palate brings notes of forest floor, red currant and cigar, all wrapped in a mountainous tannic structure.
91 Points/Jeb Dunnuck
If you like classic, old school Cabernet and don't mind a solid kick of green, you'll dig the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain District. Revealing a healthy purple/ruby color as well as notes of red currants, green tobacco, cedarwood, and damp earth, it hits the palate with medium-bodied richness, a nicely concentrated, structured mouthfeel, solid ripeness in the tannins, and an outstanding finish. Give bottles a good 4-5 years of bottle age, and it should evolve nicely for 15 years or more.
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