2003 Smith-Madrone Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (59) Avg Score: 89.2 points

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  2/21/2024 - jlhkiss Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Opened and crushed the cork, so had to decant through coffee filter. Was accessible within 20-min. Dark garnet color with an orange-brown hue. Intense nose brings cherry blossoms, eucalyptus, spearmint, dark chocolate, coffee, pipe tobacco, dried leather, and forest floor. The palate is large, round, and textured, bringing a nice core of blueberries, blackberries, and high-toned raspberries followed by pronounced sweet and savory tertiary notes of milk chocolate, caramel, soy, olives, and wild herbs into a smooth, 60-sec+ finish. I was nervous about this purchase due to price point and age, but this is drinking at peak and would have guessed it to be 10 years younger. Drink 2024-2026. Technical score: 93. Enjoyment score: 93

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  10/24/2023 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish/ brick rim.
  
  Beautiful nose of black fruits, cedar, chocolates, herbs, tobacco leaf and cola.
  
  Full-bodied and elegant with medium acidity.
  
  Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, cedar, mint, vanilla, spices, licorice, espresso, cola, light herbs, eucalyptus, light earth, tobacco leaf, dark chocolates and peppercorn.
  
  Long finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.
  
  This 20 year old Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley is drinking beautifully now. Showing a gorgeous nose, that I kept on smelling for a while.
  
  Feels much younger than it actually is, complex and well balanced.
  
  Good right out of the bottle with grippy tannins, and better after a couple of hours in the decanter.
  
  Peaking now and good by itself or with food. Will continue to drink nicely in the next 5 years.
  
  A gorgeous wine. I love these older Napa Bordeaux blends.
  
  A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc. Aged in new American oak barrels for 22 months. Unfiltered and unfined.
  
  13.8% alcohol by volume.
  
  94 points.
  
  $225.

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  10/29/2022 - lgkurta Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Wow, did not expect this wine to have so much life. While tertiary flavors dominate the palate, beautiful hints of fruit balance out the experience.

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  10/9/2019 - JCGuthrie wrote:

  Similar to last bottle - fresh, with bright red and black fruit. Medium tannin. Some bitterness on the back of the palate on day two - probably better paired with food. 91-ish.

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  9/29/2019 - JCGuthrie wrote: 92 Points

  Decanted about an hour. Fresher than past bottles. Red fruit, good acid, herbs.

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