Smith Madrone
Spring Mountain District Chardonnay
Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley, California, USA
Dark golden in color.
Nice nose of yellow apples, pears, light honey, spices, cedar, citrus, light vanilla and pineapples.
Full bodied and creamy with medium plus acidity.
Dry on the palate with lemons, citrus, apples, limes, earth, minerals, white pepper and sea salt.
Tangy finish with limes.
This 5-year-old Chardonnay from Napa Valley is drinking very nicely now. Easy drinking and enjoyable. Showing nice complexity at this point.
Nicely balanced and well structured. A good quality wine that will continue to age nicely in the next 3 to 5 years.
Needs 20 minutes of airtime to come to its own.
Good by itself as a sipping wine. Tangy and interesting.
100% Chardonnay grapes from Spring Mountain District were aged in (55% new) French Oak barrels for 9 months.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$45.
Dark golden in color.
Nice nose of yellow apples, pears, light honey, spices, cedar, citrus, light vanilla and pineapples.
Full bodied and creamy with medium plus acidity.
Dry on the palate with lemons, citrus, apples, limes, earth, minerals, white pepper and sea salt.
Tangy finish with limes.
This 5-year-old Chardonnay from Napa Valley is drinking very nicely now. Easy drinking and enjoyable. Showing nice complexity at this point.
Nicely balanced and well structured. A good quality wine that will continue to age nicely in the next 3 to 5 years.
Needs 20 minutes of airtime to come to its own.
Good by itself as a sipping wine. Tangy and interesting.
100% Chardonnay grapes from Spring Mountain District were aged in (55% new) French Oak barrels for 9 months.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$45.
Apple, cedar, toasted almond, dried apricot, honey and oak. Great acidity and balance.
Apple, cedar, toasted almond, dried apricot, honey and oak. Great acidity and balance.
Nov 29th, 2022
Vanilla, cream cheese, acacia, white flowers, sweet baking spices, med+ acidity, very broad and textured, 14.5% abv.
100% new French oak and frequent lees stirring (twice a day).
Visited on Sep 3rd 2022 in the morning, greeted by the responsible vineyard guard dog š¶ who turned into the happiest sloppy doggo during our tasting appointment. Charlie Smith just finished picking the estate Cab Sauv fruit that morning started at 6am. And we witnessed fruits coming in and the destemmer churning and read through reflectometer that the Brix sits at 24.5.
Charlie Smith is a such a personality but thatās a story for another time :)
Vanilla, cream cheese, acacia, white flowers, sweet baking spices, med+ acidity, very broad and textured, 14.5% abv.
100% new French oak and frequent lees stirring (twice a day).
Visited on Sep 3rd 2022 in the morning, greeted by the responsible vineyard guard dog š¶ who turned into the happiest sloppy doggo during our tasting appointment. Charlie Smith just finished picking the estate Cab Sauv fruit that morning started at 6am. And we witnessed fruits coming in and the destemmer churning and read through reflectometer that the Brix sits at 24.5.
Charlie Smith is a such a personality but thatās a story for another time :)
This was the first wine I had when I tasted at the winery and I was having such a good time talking with Charlie that I was probably not paying very good attention to the wine. Turns out this is terrific.
This was the first wine I had when I tasted at the winery and I was having such a good time talking with Charlie that I was probably not paying very good attention to the wine. Turns out this is terrific.
Jan 28th, 2024Pretty light for mountain wine. Lightly floral.
Pretty light for mountain wine. Lightly floral.
Apr 30th, 2024Lemon peel, honeysuckle, some spice, rich, but balanced. #westlondonwineschool
Lemon peel, honeysuckle, some spice, rich, but balanced. #westlondonwineschool
Oct 19th, 2023
Vanilla jumps out of the glass, slight woodiness, maybe a little peach with a nice balance of acid to finish. Would definitely buy again
Vanilla jumps out of the glass, slight woodiness, maybe a little peach with a nice balance of acid to finish. Would definitely buy again
Feb 4th, 2023