Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Crafted by Joseph J. Wagner, 4th generation winemaker, with winemaking roots in the Napa Valley since 1906. Deep Ruby with red berry fruit aromas, tea and sweet spice notes. On the palate flavors of jammy blackberry and cherry with pronounced sweet vanilla oak, cacao and pepper spice notes. Soft tannins and bright acidity, well balanced, with mineral tones on a long finish ending with toasty spice! Nice! — 9 months ago

Douglas Braun

9.1

2012 Vintage - berry, leather , a lot of other than fruit, orange zest,wood spice ,umami -red rim color — 4 years ago

Morgan Reese

10

Dr. Steve Brule gets a 10! Drank the 3L at the ranch. Worth it!!! — 5 years ago

with Andrew

Maya Kaczorowski

9.0

Very nice rose, very flavorful — 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

Robert A. Manchester IV

9.1

Stands out with its finish. Fruit forward nose that tails into lingering notes. — 8 years ago

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

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. — 10 years ago

Frank Pagliaro

Owner Frank's Wine

9.7

Pretty ridiculous... — 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

Carter White

9.4

Juicy dark beery fruit, healthy spice, balanced. — 10 months ago

Brian Nickerson

9.2

Mike Smith should be knighted. — 4 years ago

Brittney

10

Good berry flavor. 100% best one I’ve had so far — 5 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.0

Chocolate lover as a beer! Cheers 🍻 — 6 years ago

Liz Bird

9.2

Really light refreshing delish! — 7 years ago

Shay A

9.2

Ali Story, of Smith-Story Wines, was in town and did a nice tasting at Classic today. A pleasure to meet and very unique and enjoyable wines.

This is an elegant style Pinot...lots of brambly notes, kirsch, and cedar bark. All red and black fruits here. Ali said that the barrels this pinot is done in comes from Russell Bevan. Quite the opposite style! — 8 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. — 9 years ago

with Chris and Michael

Mr.Pink

9.5

A lot of oak with berry berries and very dark color. A joy to drink. — 10 years ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.2

This has reached a lovely phase for drinking . Very long and balanced , fig, licorice , spice and dried red fruits. Just a joy now. — 11 years ago

Paul Lopez

9.8

I do remember....what a wine! — 11 years ago

Michele Hug

9.5

Opens up super nicely, immediately pleasant on the nose. Plummy and buttery, classic example of a good Napa cab. — 4 years ago

Michelle M

9.4

Blackberry bramble, baked black cherry and plum, hints of maraschino, mint and menthol, bell pepper and geranium, cedar, tobacco, and bakers vanilla with whiffs of aged leather jacket on the nose. Blackberry, cherry, juicy raspberry, vanilla extract and weak black tea on the palate with a medium heavy body but a medium short finish. Overall a great wine for pumpkin pie brunch on Christmas morning (no it’s not too early). Merry Christmas! — 4 years ago

PM

9.2

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

Ron Siegel

9.3

Another great btl showing red berry, cherry fruits, currant with lots of cedar, leather & tobacco. — 6 years ago

Andrei Shustov

9.5

Always a blast!! — 7 years ago

North South Wines

10

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

Richard Steinberg

9.5

This rocked. Great black and blue fruit. Great finish. Mike Smith is a master. — 9 years ago

with Mike

Emily Richey

9.0

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

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. — 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