2021 Smith-Madrone Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Red Burgundy while the other three plots

while the other three plots are more limestone-dense with some clay

and white pepper spice — quintessentially Santa Maria

and a nose of wild strawberry

As with all aged wines

juicy and polished with fine silky tannins

2021 Smith-Madrone Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Red Burgundy while the other three plotsThe 2021 Smith Madrone Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is a dry farmed Spring Mountain red of real precision and mountain character black cherry, red currant, wildflowers, sage, graphite, and tobacco leaf on the nose, with firm, sky scraper tannins that are somehow simultaneously silky, and a long, mineral finish that earns every minute of cellaring. Brothers Stuart and Charles Smith have farmed this same steep volcanic hillside at 1,3002,000 feet since