Smith & Hook
Smith Madrone
Spring Mountain District Riesling 2016
Light golden in color and very pretty.
Strong nose of citrus, lemons, yellow apples, diesel, spices, minerals, light tropical fruits, sea salt and pineapples.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity, crisp and creamy.
Dry on the palate with lemons, citrus, apples, pears, light diesel, pineapples, white pepper, light earth, herbs and spices.
Long tangy finish with limes and black pepper.
This is a very tasty Riesling from Napa Valley. Showing nice complexity with a nice mouthfeel. Nicely balanced and rich.
Although easy to drink, it is more of thinking wine. A good quality wine with lots to offer. The spicy finish makes it interesting.
Very expressive right out of the bottle, and calmed down after 30 minutes of airtime. Better when not too cold.
This 4 year old is drinking so fresh, and I love that. Would age nicely in the next 10 years. One of the better dry Rieslings that I had from California. Has the potential to be a 94+ point wine.
Good by itself or with food. I had it all by itself by the pool.
12.8% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$34. — a month ago
Smith & Hook
Central Coast Cabernet Sauvignon
Surprisingly pretty good. Smooth, easy to enjoy with it without food — a month ago
Charles Smith
Royal City Washington Syrah 2015
The battle of the Syrah versus the Shiraz. This time Shiraz from Torbreck won (the Factor). The Royal City Syrah was just as complex but the bold fruit and its sweetness were hiding some of the underlying earthy and mineral notes. Almost a bit out of balance. Still really good and made us fight over the last drop with our friends. — 2 days ago
Smith Wooton
Gallagher's Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2004
This wine has held up beyond belief! Awesome!! — 9 days ago
Charles Smith
Stoneridge Vineyard King Coal Cabernet-Syrah Blend 2016
Smith Madrone
Estate Bottled Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Structured stuff. Lots of plum and cassis and boysenberry. Smell a little like green bell pepper and some cigars (cliche I know). Tannin smooths out with some open time. Also smells a bit hot. — 9 hours ago
Charles Smith
The Velvet Devil Washington State Merlot 2013
Rich flavor. Good Halloween Merlot. — 2 days ago
Charles Smith
Kungfu Girl Washington State Riesling
P good reisling.aybe steel aged, good though. Sweet but not too sweet — 16 days ago
Bob McDonald
First time for this producer and very rarely have wines from the Orange District. Lovely aromatics, not really Cab Sauv but then I noticed the blend was 45% Cab Sauvignon; 45% Cab Franc; 10% Shiraz. A lovely Aussie right bank rendition you might say. Red and black fruits with plum and tobacco notes. The palate is sweetish and luscious texture with supple tannins. This wine proves that Orange Is an accredited Australian wine district for both Reds and Whites taking in Hilltops. Have experienced the excellent whites from here and must seek out more Reds based on the quality of this wine. — 7 days ago