Smith-Madrone Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Listan Blanco Like a real kola

Like a real kola

Woody barky aromas

the labels all bear prominently the name La Fioraie ("the flower sellers")

simple but pleasing

earthy wet minerality

Smith-Madrone Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Listan Blanco Like a real kola82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc from 41 year old vines, estate grown and dry farmed. Aged for 18 months in French oak barrels 75% new, 25% one year old. Unfined. 1388 cases made. 14. 2% Alcohol. Smith Madrone's Cabernet Sauvignon is grown at the top of Spring Mountain (1,800 foot elevation), west of St. Helena in the Napa Valley. The vines are planted on very steep slopes (up to 35%) in red "Aiken" soil which is derived from