“Classic Napa Cabernet” is a phrase that often gets kicked around when describing what is consistently delivered by the brothers Smith across their 50 years on Spring Mountain. The 2018 certainly fits the description once again, with mountainside tannins propping up a dry wine that shows blackberry, currants, dried herbs, a bit of bell pepper and the structure to go long.
Smith-Madrone, Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
By Rich Cook