The Roudon-Smith Winery is dedicated to the production of exceptional wines from selected vineyards of the Santa Cruz Mountains and other regions of California. Traditional winemaking methods result in elegant, long-lived wines, which are the perfect complement to any meal. At Roudon-Smith Winery, we specialize in the making of fine wines as well as the enjoyment of taking on new challenges.
Every year, we search for the most remarkable fruit available. Then with a minimal intervention approach to winemaking, we aim to preserve this quality as the grapes evolve to wine. Though small, we are growing our production as we find additional exceptional grape sources that we can turn into high quality wines.
Cuvee - 2008, California
Fragrances of bing cherries, cranberries, bell pepper lead to flavors of sweet tarts mixed with cherries and cranberries. This red has a nice oaky finish with good structure.
$15.00
Claret - 2008, California
The Santa Cruz Mountain's only Claret! This Syrah, Zinfandel, Merlot blend provides a nice balance between dark fruits, oak and tannin structure.
$15.00
Cabernet Franc - 2006, Monterey, California
The oak aromas and flavor have integrated very well with the overall character of the wine. Aroma of cherries, vanilla and lavender. Fruit up front with the oak carrying it to the finish line with lots of structure.
$20.00
Zinfandel - 2008, Santa Cruz Mountains
The Zinfandel is rich with color and a good example of what a Zin from the Santa Cruz Mountains can taste like. We added a small addition of Petite Syrah that helped give the wine it's dark color and some complexity to back up the fruit.
$20.00
Merlot - 2008, Santa Cruz Mountains
The Merlot is a blend of two vineyards from the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA. The rich color came from concentrating the juice to skin ratio by draining some free run juice into barrel before fermentation. The French term for this bleeding off of free run is saignee. It is a great tool to concentrate flavors of the main lot and can also be used to make a very good Rose as we saw last year! This Merlot is bold and easily stands on it's own two feet.
$22.00
Cabernet Sauvignon - 2008, Paso Robles
Aged for 17 months in American oak casks which adds a nice backdrop of aromas and flavors to the fruit of black currant and black cherry. The finish is crisp and lingering.
$24.00
Chardonnay - 2007, Santa Cruz Mtns Reserve
The Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay showcases the varietal's fruit from our wine growing region in its full splendor. With pineapple, citrus and grapefruit on the nose, and the character of the fruit displayed up front, this carefully crafted wine then shows a slight herbal accent in the mid-palate with a light touch of oak. Aged for 9 months in French oak barrels; 25% new, only 120 cases produced.
$25.00
Duet - 2007, Central Valley Private Reserve
This wine was meticulously crafted using selected individual barrels that exhibited the highest quality and attribute, which were then blended to create a nice balance of oak, fruit, tannins and acid. Showing wild berries and black cherries up front, this wine has good tannins carrying through, with mocha chocolate and oak tannins lingering into a well-balanced and clean finish. This wine will cellar nicely for the next 5-8 years. Only 117 cases produced.
$25.00
Pinot Noir - 2008, Private Reserve, SC Mtns
The Santa Cruz Mountain Pinot Noir elegantly displays many of the characteristics found in our grape growing region. With a bouquet filled with raspberries and cherries, and a hint of chocolate and spice, the luscious fruit of this wine fills the whole mouth. Showing cinnamon mid-palate notes and a nice oak finish, this well-balanced and food-friendly wine complements a wide variety of menus.
$30.00
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