Innocent Smith

Smith Madrone

Spring Mountain District Riesling 2021

Pale lemon in color.

Strong nose of apples, lemons, limes, minerals and light diesel notes.

Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.

Dry on the palate with a touch of RS to balance it out. Showing citrus, apples, pears, light earth, light diesel, limes, light grapefruits herbs and sea salt.

Tangy finish with limes and herbs.

This 4 year old Riesling from Spring Mountain is starting to drink nicely now, but needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly. Spicy and entertaining.

I've had a few vintages of this wine, and so far the 2018 vintage is my favorite one.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.

Elegant and nicely balanced. Complex and interesting.

Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food. Crisp and better when not too cold.

13.2% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$40.
— 21 days ago

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Shaw and Smith

M3 Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2022

Vintage 2022 | Chardonnay typicity, vanille, minerality, prominent bitters, dinnerwine — 2 months ago

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Grand Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2014

Paired with an excellent prepared CdB. — 2 months ago

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Grand Cru Classé de Graves Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Nuanced red. Nothing bold, nothing angular, nothing out of place. Balanced, intriguing dark wild berry flavors expressing slowly and carefully. Whispers of earth, and forest floor. Great wine to sit down and savor. But that is hard to do when there are two other people savoring that same wine and it just ‘poof’ disappears. — 7 days ago

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Charles Smith

The Velvet Devil Washington State Merlot 2014

k
8.9

Balanced with front fruit and decent body. No overpowering aspects. — a month ago

Innocent Bystander

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023

A delightfully elegant Pinot from NZ that could pass for a Côte de Nuit wine with ease. Red fruit and minerality aplenty. — 2 months ago

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Shaw and Smith

Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2022

Deep cherry red with violet. Blueberry blackberry and cherry plum. Meaty. Black pepper. Clove nutmeg. Smoky. Fruitiness M+ Sweetness M Acidity M Tannin M+ Bitterness M Body M Finish M+ 13.5% Dry spicy Elegant Shaw Smith Shiraz Adelaide Hills 22 @5390, AD, 251214 — 8 days ago

Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Le Petit Haut Lafitte Red Bordeaux Blend 2022

KP
9.8

Vibrant color. Wow, it’s like the Little Red Riding-hood porridge of wine. Not too dry, bold, acidic, long, short or tannic. Just right! Absolutely delicious. Would absolutely buy again and one of the best wines I’ve had in a long time. — 14 days ago

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Charles Smith

Kungfu Girl Washington State Riesling 2023

Light sweet and crisp more of a spring time wine than a fall but would definitely get again! — 2 months ago

St Innocent Winery

Temperance Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

DCH
9.4

Really impressed.
St. Innocent’s consistency of style lets terroir shine through their single vineyard series. Like a controlled experiment. 2021 Temperance Hill shows incredible levels of complexity and spice, while maintaining a great degree of balance and approachability. Put simply, it tastes great.

I haven’t had a chance to taste 2021 Momtazi, but this wine has similar levels of depth to prior vintages if memory serves, while being more easily appealing. I’ve tired 2021 Shea, but not side-by-side with this. While the Shea is an excellent wine, for my taste this is more expressive and interesting.
— 3 months ago