Pat A

9.7

Really good rose — 9 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

Scott Petrus

9.3

Wonderful. — 5 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

Andrei Shustov

9.5

Always a blast!! — 8 years ago

North South Wines

10

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

Peter Lutz

9.1

What can I say? I love a granache. — 10 years ago

Mark Maruszak

9.3

Crazy awesome. Tons of black pepper, smoke, tobacco and bacon fat. Luscious dark fruits. Very fruit forward palate. Waaaaaay too young. — 11 years ago

Paul Lopez

9.8

I do remember....what a wine! — 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

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2022 vintage. Less tied down to the traditional Meursault stylings and just going for it. Light-medium body. Moments of beauty. Moments of leanness and linear qualities. Lemon curd and (subdued) tangerine two driving forces in the flavor profile. Plenty of acidity without tippling/tipping over the edge. 10.8.25. — 9 months ago

Ted Corvey

9.5

Late release with extra lees aging. What a showing. #summitIV — 4 years ago

with Carson, Tyler and 2 others

Kevin Blix

8.9

For the low price give it a 9 — 5 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

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

Natalie Hicken

10

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

Toby Brooks

9.0

Bold Cab with a smooth finish. Recommend with red meat or big flavor dish. — 11 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! — 12 years ago

Jeff Pappalardi

9.0

2 Buck Chuck! — 14 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.7

This wine is in a perfect place. 2008 is not as regarded as 2007, but this 2008 made by Charles Hendricks is saying differently & absolutely one of his very best. I would say, James & Coleen made a mistake in letting him get away.

It is sort of a Mother Mary of God wine. Not to be religious, just the phrase fits.

Our eyes & ears perk up when we hear Napa names like; Harlan, Scarecrow, Hundred Acre, Bond & Colgin. I’d like to put this in blind and watch the shock & awe in everyone eyes when the wines were revealed.

The palate entry is perfect in every way. It is rich, lush, extremely balanced with well rounded, velvety M+ tannins. The core is dark currants, blackberries, black raspberries, both plums, black cherries, baked strawberries framed in raspberry edges. Some of the most amazing, dark spices with palate heat, melted, dark chocolate to pudding, black licorice to anise, mocha, malt balls, caramel, mid baking spices; clove, nutmeg, cinnamon stick, vanillin, fresh & used tobacco, leathery, graphite, crushed rocks & limestone, sage brush, slightly, candied, dark & withering flowers set in understated violet’s & lavender, warm, summer, rainfall acidity, balance for days, excellent structure/tension with elegance and smart polish that lasts minutes and settles on beautiful spices.

This wine is at its precipice and will hold a few more years with good drinking for 8-10 years. — 10 months ago

Eric Crane

Sommelier & Educator Empire Wine Distributors

9.7

Wow. Butterscotch and crushed hazelnuts. — 5 years ago

Michi Z

9.7

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

Krysta Oben

9.6

🥂✔️ who needs tons of bubbles when this is what happens? just perfect. — 7 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

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

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。 — 12 years ago

Michael Slomer

9.6

Last bottle! Being discontinued at the restaurant — 13 years ago