Smith-Madrone, Spring Mountain.
Smith-Madrone, Spring Mountain.
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This mountain AVA is nestled between 120m and 640m amid the northern and eastern slopes of Napa Valley’s Mayacamas range. And the 2019 vintage has been described as ‘stunning’ for Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon.

Lokoya, Cabernet Sauvignon, Spring Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA 2019

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Intricate aromas of kirsch, tobacco, potpourri, pine forest, and smoky cedar. Massively powerful and concentrated dark fruit gives buoyancy to this brooding Cabernet. Firm, fine...

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Vineyard 7&8, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Spring Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA 2019

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Fresh and enticing aromas of plums, cherry, blood orange and toasty oak spices. Expansive on entry with deep saturated black fruit. Full bodied with terrific...

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Ballard Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Spring Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA 2019

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The first vintage from consultant winemaker Jean Hoefliger, sourced from a site on top of Spring Mountain. Incredibly fresh nose with beautiful pops of wild...

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Newton, Single-Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Spring Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA 2019

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Aromas of mountain herbs, black fruits, sagebrush and crushed stones. Saturated black fruit floods the palate teeming with chocolate and baking spices all supported by...

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Terra Valentine, Foretell Cabernet Sauvignon, Spring Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA 2019

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Heady aromas of black cherry, spiced plum, conifer, wet terracotta and new oak cedar freshness. Plenty of energy and poise on the palate, loaded with...

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Barnett, Cabernet Sauvignon, Spring Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA 2019

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Expressive dark fruit, graphite and cigar box aromas. Pure, rich and fresh palate of ripe blackberries, chalk-like minerality, earth and pops of mint and thyme....

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Smith-Madrone, Cabernet Sauvignon, Spring Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA 2019

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The classic Cabernet from Smith-Madrone may be the best value in the entire Napa Valley at $65. Old World elegance is ever present, along with...

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Jonathan Cristaldi
Jonathan Cristaldi
Jonathan Cristaldi is a wine writer and critic based in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more than a decade, his articles on wine, spirits and beer have appeared in a host of print and digital platforms, including Decanter, Food & Wine, Departures, The SOMM Journal, Tasting Panel Magazine, Liquor.com, Seven Fifty Daily, Los Angeles Magazine, Thrillist, Tasting Table and Time Out LA among others. When not writing about wine, Cristaldi works as a scriptwriter on film and documentary projects with award-winning commercial photographer and director Rachid Dahnoun.