Smith-Madrone Smith-Madrone Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 750ml

A Cabernet that exemplifies how the variety became so popular: classic, structural, aromatic, and finessed. An impossible find for the price, enjoy now for palate cleansing structure, or continue to age for deeper pleasure.

A staunch defender of the restrained, elegant style of Napa reds made in the 1970s, yet with a little more body and ripeness than wines from that era. Tasty, tangy black cherries and blackberries with accents of bay leaves, black olives, cedar and star anise. Firm tannins, good acidity and the potential for aging. Drinkable now, but best from 2029.

Lighter-bodied than your typical Napa Cab, this offers expressive notes of mulled red currant, morello cherry, sweet bay and sassafras backed by hints of chalk and blood orange zest on the angular finish. Drink now through 2031. 1,652 cases made.