Smith & Hook
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Smith & Hook 2001 Grande Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- $20
There will never be a lushly ripe Cab from this cool appellation, but no one has worked harder to craft interesting ones than Smith & Hook. This release is rich in earthy flavors and tannins. It has tantalizing hints of black cherries, and is very dry. It’s a fine food wine with considerable finesse.
— S.H.
(10/3/2004)
Smith & Hook 2002 Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- $25
I like this wine a lot for the fruity flavors, rich tannins, subtle oak, crispness, long finish and overall balance. It’s not as ripe as Cabs from warmer climates, and therefore may well be better with complex food.
— S.H.
(6/1/2005)
Smith & Hook 2005 Grand Reserve Red
- $25
Smith & Hook has tried hard to perfect their Cab, transferring fruit sourcing from Monterey to Paso Robles. As a result, the wines are riper, as evidenced by this fruity young Cab. The cherry and blackberry flavors are balanced by firm tannins and crisp acids, making it a versatile wine at the table.
— S.H.
(12/15/2007)
Smith & Hook 2003 Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- $25
No winery in this appellation has worked harder on Cabernet, and the results are showing. This wine is soft and rich in black currant and chocolate flavors. It’s very dry, with firm, fuzzy tannins, and the finish is rich and complex.
— S.H.
(11/1/2006)
Smith & Hook 1997 Baroness Reserve Masterpiece E Chardonnay (Monterey County)
- $25
Lively bright fruit in the pear and apple range mark this lush, forward wine. In the center there is a mix of tropical fruit and spice, with a lean and vivid finish that’s rounded by oak.
— L.H.
(12/31/1999)
Smith & Hook 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon
- $30
Good and dry, with some fine blackberry and black currant flavors. But it’s pretty hard in acidity and tannins, and cellaring probably won’t help resolve those issues. Drink now.
— S.H.
(10/1/2010)
Smith & Hook 1996 Baroness Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- $40
There’s attractive if rather one-dimensional fruit in the opening. The center has good texture with soft tannins, and some of the opening fruit loops back at the finish.
— L.W.
(12/31/1999)
Smith & Hook 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon
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- $30
This rustic wine tastes over-oaked, acidic and sweet, with sugared candy berry and cherry flavors that turn cloying on the finish.
— S.H.
(7/1/2011)
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