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Broken — however saved — in the course of the horrific fires that swept via Napa in 2020, Smith-Madrone is lastly again up and working at apparently full velocity, regardless of having no cellphone service for greater than 3 months.
We just lately obtained three bottlings from the mountain-based vineyard for evaluate, all of that are present vintages. Ideas comply with.
2017 Smith-Madrone Riesling Spring Mountain District – Fruity and floral however principally dry, this riesling is a crowd pleaser with an exuberance on the palate that options lemons, figs, gooseberry, and melon notes. A lot of honey on the palate because the wine develops, sweetening up and exhibiting extra fruit and only a trace of oxidation. There’s additionally some saline minerality right here, which is efficient at brightening up the wine and giving it a sunny and satisfying sense of stability on the end. A- / $34
2017 Smith-Madrone Chardonnay Spring Mountain District – A contact of boost prime provides this pretty conventional, reasonably oaked chardonnay some pep, with thick notes of vanilla and a strong punch of lemon curd rapidly creating on the palate. Some melon and powerful honeysuckle notes emerge on the end, with biting acidity and added lemon peel notes giving the wine a definite food-friendliness. Total stability appears a bit tilted, maybe exhibiting as a bit too floral on the fade-out. B+ / $40
2016 Smith-Madrone Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain District – Whereas it’s a contact inexperienced on the nostril, time in glass helps mood some preliminary tannins and earthiness right here, resulting in a palate that options notes of currants, chocolate, and spice, filtered via a reasonably candy vanilla character. The physique’s not almost as daring as you would possibly anticipate, a surprisingly gentle texture giving the wine a supple, easy-drinking high quality that’s uncommon for mountain fruit. I’d drink this now moderately than let it linger within the cellar. B / $58
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2017 Smith-Madrone Riesling Spring Mountain District
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