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Smith-Madrone Re-Released Riesling

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Most wine is released the year it is ready but Smith-Madrone Winery has an interesting approach, it re-releases its older Rieslings. This year the winery is re-releasing its 2002 Riesling. Why re-release? The winery's founder and General Partner Stuart Smith says they do this because "we love how Rieslings age and develop and we want to give people the opportunity to taste what a moderately aged Riesling is like." He says that Rieslings age just as well as Cabernet Sauvignons and can age for 10, 15 or even 20 years adding depth and tonality to the flavor. The 2002 is available for $60 a bottle with a three bottle limit. If you posses a bit more patience, you can pick up the 2008 for $27 and cellar it yourself for a few years.

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Smith Madrone Winery Turns 35

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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Is 35 old? That's the question asked by the Smith-Madrone winery which is celebrating their 35th year. In 1971, Stuart Smith was just 22 when he bought the land for the Napa winery. The winery is set on on hills with elevations between 1,300 and 2,000 feet and the vineyards are in red, rocky volcanic soil. Different slopes were chosen for different varietals (eastern exposure for the Reisling, southern and western for the Cabernet Sauvignon and the chillier northern slopes for the Chardonnay).

The winery produces a small amount of wine each year, less than 5,000 cases a year which it sells prices from $22 to $40 for the current releases. Brothers Stuart and Charles Smith are the vineyard managers and winemakers of Smith-Madrone Winery. The winery has created a new website Smith-Madrone is 35, to celebrate. The website includes information on the history of the property, background of the brothers and the winery's achievement. There is also an interactive area to type in comments. For an excellent tour of the winery check out Courney Cochran's post on her visit this summer. It's enough to make you want to run off to Napa.

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