2021 Smith-Madrone Cabernet Franc sake for a spiced and concentrated

for a spiced and concentrated Beaujolais wine that delivers cru quality

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The grapes come from a superbly exposed hillside with particularly poor soil

Jean-Marie Rimbert is a self-described paysan — a peasant farmer — who left Provence nearly 25 years ago

2021 Smith-Madrone Cabernet Franc sake for a spiced and concentratedOnly 153 cases made. The 2021 Smith Madrone Cabernet Franc is a rare, mountain grown Spring Mountain bottling violets, black pepper, black cherry, dark chocolate, and a savory herbal edge, with silky, caressing tannins and the lean, precise structure that makes this wine feel more Loire than California, in the very best way. Aged 18 months in 60% new French oak, it's 89% Cabernet Franc with 11% Cabernet Sauvignon a grape that normally plays a