Smith-Madrone, Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Nov 30, 2021

By Rich Cook

 “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.    

Country / Region

California

Appellation

Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley

Grape Variety

Cabernet Sauvignon

Color

Red

Vintage

2018

Score

95

Price

US $ 62.00

Producer

Smith-Madrone