Donald Williams

9.5

Got away with more aging than recommended. Still lovely. — 8 months ago

with Bonnie

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. — 9 months ago

k

8.9

Balanced with front fruit and decent body. No overpowering aspects. — 10 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.2

Bright medium ruby with quite thin ruby , garnet rim . Quite closed with sweet cassis , touch of clove and ash , violet , dark cherry , wet stone . On the palate more of the cassis and spicy blackberry notes , dark cherry , but mineral and saline also , touch of slate , tobacco . Quite lean and refreshing, balanced alcohol . Quite high acidity and grippy tannin . Good mineral and cassis tinged finish . Elegant and refined . Needs a bit of time , will probably improve over the next 5-8 years and will last well a further 10 or so . — 2 years ago

Michi Z

9.7

Love this wine! Not too sweet. — 6 years ago

Michelle Stephan

9.0

Dinner it’s my brother at Tupelo Honey Union Station Denver, Co. nice drinking merlot. Not too bold and no oak. — 8 years ago

with Michael

North South Wines

10

Full bodied and spicy. Great with grilled ribs — 9 years ago

Natalie Hicken

10

Shannon brought. Loved!
Regular edition did not love. Kept awake. — 9 years ago

Ken Cutler

9.0

Went very nicely on sunny evening with grilled trout — 11 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。 — 13 years ago

Donald Williams

9.4

Still lovely after all these years. — 8 months ago

with Bonnie

Jan de Weerd

9.0

We had the battle of the Shiraz at our family gathering over Christmas. A Shiraz from South Australia and South Africa. Both 2016. This Shiraz, despite from the Adelaide Hills where I think it is a little cooler, was very rich, very bold and broad and a slight jammy note on the edge perhaps. People liked it, but all the votes when for the Shiraz of Cederberg from South Africa. Fun!!! — 8 months ago

with Tammy

Pat A

9.7

Really good rose — a year ago

Eric Crane

Sommelier & Educator Empire Wine Distributors

9.7

Wow. Butterscotch and crushed hazelnuts. — 5 years ago

Kevin Blix

8.9

For the low price give it a 9 — 5 years ago

Peter Wassam

8.9

2015 disgorgement. I’d be interested to see dosage levels, as it tastes a bit sweet. Maybe extra dry. Strawberries and cream, a hint of nutmeg, some nectarine. Better than I expected honestly — 6 years ago

Anthea Chan

10

Delicious wine for dinner with red meat or to drink alone. — 8 years ago

Daniel McGeough

9.1

Got ou classed by sum baller Cote Rotie!! Contextual embarrassment 🤭 — 9 years ago

Emily Richey

9.0

Loved this. Not too rich, and yet still distinctly "chard." — 11 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! — 13 years ago

Laura & John Griffin

8.9

Bought in Florida with Erica - full bodied wine - — 8 months ago

Ericsson

9.4

So underrated and punching way above its weight class. Bit more delicate and pure than your high end Boudreaux. Perfect for seaside dinners. Great vintage too. — 8 months ago

Chris Harvey

9.3

15th anniversary bubbles 🥂 — 10 months ago

Ted Corvey

9.5

Late release with extra lees aging. What a showing. #summitIV — 5 years ago

with Carson, Tyler and 2 others

Scott Petrus

9.3

Wonderful. — 6 years ago

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

Michael Park

9.0

Nice fruits and minerality. Lingering finish. Not fully integrated. Needs some time to settle down. — 9 years ago

Toby Brooks

9.0

Bold Cab with a smooth finish. Recommend with red meat or big flavor dish. — 11 years ago

Maya Kaczorowski

9.4

Really like this one- have had it lots of times — 12 years ago

Karyn Walsh

9.6

A home run every time!! Turned Pat into a wine snob. Can't go wrong, regardless of the year! — 13 years ago