Lyn Farmer

9.7

An extraordinary bottle that is a near-perfect blanc de blancs. Medium gold in color, the wine has a beautiful mousse even at 25 years of age, with fine bubbles and a tantalizing aroma conveying powerful primary, secondary and tertiary notes. The nose shows fresh and preserved lemon, green and golden apple, acacia, hawthorn, hazelnut, wet stone and flint. On the palate, the wine is dry but has a wonderful medium-bodied richness. There is vibrant, high acidity that gives the wine great energy. Flavors include smoke, flint, wet stone, preserved lemon, green apple, golden apple, dried acacia, hazelnut, and a hint of roasted coffee along with a pleasant saline quality. The wine has a very long finish and is compelling to drink now though it can certainly age for another decade or more. Outstanding. — 6 years ago

North South Wines

10

Full bodied and spicy. Great with grilled ribs — 8 years ago

Natalie Hicken

10

Shannon brought. Loved!
Regular edition did not love. Kept awake. — 8 years ago

Pierre Costa

9.3

Black fruit driven. Alcohol a little too high, but smooth tannins. — 10 years ago

Neil Jones

8.9

Really nice, I was surprised, full bodied, a little young, good value for the price. This was the 2012 vintage. — 10 years ago

John Kemper

9.9

A dense glass-staining purple, the '06 Charles Smith Syrah 'Royal City' is a monumental wine. Big, pungent aromas of game, truffles, black olives and dried fruits exploded from the glass. Complex, but still seamlessly balanced. The tastes stayed on the palate for a seemingly infinite length of time. Simply wonderful! — 12 years ago

Megan R

8.9

Opens up nicely with a lovely nose and reasonably long finish. Vanilla, leather, and berry essence. — 7 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.2

Tooo smashable but at the same time easy to savour the endless red fruit spectrum. — 7 years ago

Mike Beltran

8.9

My go to rose... great mix of RHONE varietals that show lovely fruit . Top level domestic rise. — 8 years ago

Michelle Sakowicz

9.2

Bold, strong flavor but smooth. — 9 years ago

with Corin

Mimi Ziemann

9.1

Rich and oaky. Very smooth and lovely. — 10 years ago

Patrick Roddy

9.4

Simply -- A very good wine. Deep in color and medium to full body. Oak, light fruit, and hints of smoke on the nose. Very balanced on the palate with subtle fruit and well measured oak and smoke. Nice finished. Overall a great value. — 10 years ago

Patricia Ann

9.9

Our go-to white — 13 years ago

Liz Bird

9.2

Really light refreshing delish! — 7 years ago

Carrie Ellington Manning

9.2

This is our staple. Dry, fruity and a little spicy. We really like it. — 7 years ago

Michael McConnell

9.2

When you bring your own wine to he Hyatt. Deep in flavor, with a velvet soft finish. — 8 years ago

with Alicia

Rob Brobst III

9.0

Nice stuff nothing noteworthy — 9 years ago

Felipe Ferreiro

Sommelier/Wine Director Restaurante Las Rias Bajas

8.9

Capa y densidad baja, color cereza, en nariz poca potencia, vegetal, ciruela y floral. En boca ágil, paso ligero y final con canela marcada sutil y agradable. — 10 years ago

Emily Richey

9.0

Loved this. Not too rich, and yet still distinctly "chard." — 10 years ago

Natsuko Nishimura

9.6

カベルネソーヴィニヨン嫌いなアタシでもスッと飲める！かなり好みかも。 — 12 years ago