Smith-Madrone Winery & Vineyards - Cook's Flat Reserve

Smith-Madrone Winery & VineyardsCook's Flat Reserve

4.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Cook's Flat Reserve of Smith-Madrone Winery & Vineyards is a red wine from the region of Spring Mountain District of California.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Cabernet-Sauvignon.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Cook's Flat Reserve of the Smith-Madrone Winery & Vineyards is in the top 10 of wines of Spring Mountain District.

Taste structure of the Cook's Flat Reserve from the Smith-Madrone Winery & Vineyards

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cook's Flat Reserve of Smith-Madrone Winery & Vineyards in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Cook's Flat Reserve of Smith-Madrone Winery & Vineyards in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Smith-Madrone Winery & Vineyards's Cook's Flat Reserve.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Cook's Flat Reserve - 2013
In the top 10 of of Spring Mountain District wines
Average rating: 4.811110.5
Cook's Flat Reserve - 2012
In the top 10 of of Spring Mountain District wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Cook's Flat Reserve - 2010
In the top 10 of of Spring Mountain District wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Cook's Flat Reserve - 2009
In the top 10 of of Spring Mountain District wines
Average rating: 4.811110.5

The best vintages of Cook's Flat Reserve from Smith-Madrone Winery & Vineyards are 2013, 2009, 2010, 2012

Informations about the Smith-Madrone Winery & Vineyards

The winery offers 5 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Spring Mountain District in the region of California

The Smith-Madrone Winery & Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Spring Mountain District to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 5000 of of United States wines
In the top 10 of of Spring Mountain District wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

The wine region of Spring Mountain District

The wine region of Spring Mountain District is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lokoya or the Domaine Barnett produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Spring Mountain District are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Spring Mountain District often reveals types of flavors of cherry, citrus fruit or white peach and sometimes also flavors of salt, stone or almonds.


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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