Smith Madrone, Cabernet Franc, Napa Valley, 2022

The 2022 Cabernet Franc is Smith-Madrone’s second bottling of this varietal. The wine opens with an intriguing aroma of ultra dark red fruit and overlaid with floral notes of roses and violets, dried herbs and white pepper. On the palate it delivers what the nose promises. The wine is fresh, lively and welcoming with refined tannins peeking out from under a silky robe of elegant fruit. Drinking beautifully now, this wine has the structure and intensity to stay the course for many years to come.