GaryWEdwards

9.4

A wonderful expression of Merlot primarily that ticks all the boxes- cigar, dark berry and earthy roots. Brilliant — 9 months ago

Arron Sweeney

9.6

Took a while to open up. Purple berry fruits, olive, meaty with peppery and gunpowder notes on the nose. Elegant round tannins were still very youthful and grippy. Sweet cassis, pepper, olive tapenade and gamey flavors on the palate. High acidity and well-structured. Could have given it some more time in the cellar. — 6 years ago

Jean Runyan

10

Very basic, delicious rosé. Low sulfites. — 6 years ago

Andrei Shustov

9.5

Always a blast!! — 8 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

I will preface this note by disclosing that I am generally not a fan of Super Tuscans. I like old school Toscana. But I will try to be objective here. The nose is very evocative of a classified growth Bordeaux: lots of cedary, gravelly scents and some dark berry fruit underneath. In the mouth it is concentrated and soft, but develops weight in the back half of the palate. Some peppery heat from alcohol at the end too. I know it’s predominantly Sangiovese, but it really does taste very Left Bank, except for a little note redder fruit at the end. — 8 years ago

with Angelo

Matt Duncan

9.4

Cinnamon attack, fine grained tannin. Lucious oak is robust at first and lingers. Juniper berry, thyme, Asian pear appears after 90 mins. After 2 hours in the decanter bright cherry gives way to goji berry, mid palate while showing good weight. Oak tannin finding its place while oak flavor continues to linger at lower intensity. Not bad for such a soft vintage at 7 years! — 9 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

Emily Richey

9.0

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

Paul Lopez

9.8

I do remember....what a wine! — 12 years ago

k

8.9

Balanced with front fruit and decent body. No overpowering aspects. — 9 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

This was a little more advanced than past btls showing red berry fruit, cedar, leather, earth & tobacco — 2 years ago

PM

9.2

I think it’s delicious. Smooth, full bodied, with some character. — 6 years ago

Jonathan

9.3

Berry. Guessed this but was 2 years off. — 7 years ago

Pierre Gourinchas

9.4

This is outstanding. Quite a revelation. Honeyed, citrus, ample in the mouth and a very long finale. A steal. — 8 years ago

North South Wines

10

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

Brett Pinkin

9.5

Always a winner :) — 10 years ago

Richard Steinberg

9.5

This rocked. Great black and blue fruit. Great finish. Mike Smith is a master. — 10 years ago

with Mike

Nick Boulas

9.0

Very nice pinot noir but not traditional by pinot standards. Very clean and complex. Layers of great berry fruit and spice. Interesting textures. Very pleasant finish. — 12 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

Mary Perrotta

9.3

Light sweet and crisp more of a spring time wine than a fall but would definitely get again! — 10 months ago

Brian Nickerson

9.2

Mike Smith should be knighted. — 5 years ago

Morgan Reese

10

Dr. Steve Brule gets a 10! Drank the 3L at the ranch. Worth it!!! — 6 years ago

with Andrew

Liz Bird

9.2

Really light refreshing delish! — 8 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.2

Tooo smashable but at the same time easy to savour the endless red fruit spectrum. — 8 years ago

Robert A. Manchester IV

9.1

Stands out with its finish. Fruit forward nose that tails into lingering notes. — 9 years ago

Jean-Francois Pelletier

9.4

Deep color. Intense nose of white chocolate, red cherries, some blue fruit and vanilla. Full body, beautiful balance and long finish. So good. — 10 years ago

with Chris and Michael

Ira Schwartz

9.3

Intense raspberry on the nose with hints of smoke. Amazed how time has tamed this wine. Rich and lush red fruit this has successfully transformed itself. Reverberated in every nook and cranny of my mouth Carries its alcohol effortlessly. Last of 3 bottles and this one was head and shoulders better than the previous 2. — 10 years ago

with Monica and Stephen

Raymond Pruitt

9.0

Raymond had this 11 years ago

Nathan Kandler

Winemaker Thomas Fogarty Winery

8.9

I don't often drink Napa Chard, but when I do...

Thanks to the Smith bros for the swap — 12 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