Smith-Madrone - Napa Chardonnay

The cool temperatures on the top of Spring Mountain where the Smith brothers grow 13 acres of Chardonnay bring out an intense fruit character in the wine which is both delicious and relatively hard to find. This winery "crafts" wines and we are very lucky to benefit from their superb operation. This 2007 Chardonnay has a mouth-filling fruit concentration of butterscotch and pineapple and a long, slow finish. This is a more profound style of Chardonnay than we have seen in the past years.