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Charles Smith

Royal City Washington Syrah 2013

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Ron R

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I’m not familiar with this.
Jan A

Jan A

Great wine!

Herman Story

Casual Encounters Syrah Blend

Needed to open up a bit, but finished nicely. β€” 5 years ago

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Charles Smith

Vino Sangiovese RosΓ© 2018

Very nice rose, very flavorful β€” 5 years ago

Smith Story

Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc 2017

A replacement for the Pairing as a Marry Edwards regular bottle. Definitely sharper and less pronounced stone fruit, but nicely balanced and went well with all dinner courses. Bottles went too fast to see how they opened, so questionable still as a stand-alone (probably great); high marks for elevating the usual crisp white wine dishes. β€” 6 years ago

Shaw and Smith

Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2017

Tooo smashable but at the same time easy to savour the endless red fruit spectrum. β€” 6 years ago

David, Bob and 4 others liked this

Myriad Cellars

Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Mike Smith has done it yet again with this 2014 big bold Napa Cab. Myriad - Dr. Crane, continues to be one of my favorite Napa Cabs since 2010. Paired to perfection with steaks from Capital Grille, I wish we could spend every Saturday night with this bottle. Unfortunately the 2015 is already sold out. β€” 7 years ago

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Shaw and Smith

Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2008

Great full bodied taste. β€” 9 years ago

Myriad Cellars

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Mike Smith should be knighted. β€” 2 years ago

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Herman Story

Milk & Honey Tempranillo Blend

Besides having a great, cool label - Herman Story wines are so spectacular. This is not your standard β€œred blend” & the Tempranillo/Petit Verdot give a great complexity. Easily paired w/ a huge range of food. β€” 3 years ago

Herman Story

John Sebastiano Vineyard Syrah 2013

A powerhouse - always delivers. Open/decant well in advance. β€” 5 years ago

Shay, P and 15 others liked this
Scott Soren

Scott Soren

Love their syrahs

Herman Story

Nuts & Bolts California Syrah 2016

Shay A
9.3

This is my second Herman Story wine. Normally, I’d sock my β€˜16 Syrahs away for years, but I’ve seen reviews say this is so enjoyable young, so I decided to experiment. This is like rocket fuel...full throttle. BUT, it stops short of being out of balance/gloopy. These wines make me think this winemaker, named Russell, is like the Russell Bevan version of Paso RhΓ΄ne varietals...big, bold, & delicious in style.

After only 30mins, this revealed some smoked meat, peppercorn, olive and underripe blackberry. Some sage as well. Massive on the palate...all sorts of dark, ripe fruit with a sweetened core. Bacon fat, roasted plum, and baked berry pie. This is hedonistic in style and not for the faint of heart, but it does a good job of restraining itself from where it could go. A fun wine.
β€” 5 years ago

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Kirk F

Kirk F

@Shay A you are right on about Russell From. He is a big personality and fun to be around. He visited our home in 2010 on one of his β€˜Casula Encounters’ tours. We had a blast! Yet to get to Paso but it is on our short list!
Mark Flesher

Mark Flesher

This wine poured like motor oil into the glass, and even stained the sides when swirling! The entry is a full throttle gingerbread spice cookie with plums and figs to the middle. Really wasn't getting much of a savory note at all in the first two-thirds of this wine The finish of this wine is just as dense as the front and middle. This is where some of the savory grilled meat characteristics showed, but it was just enough. More fruit, less funk. This one definitely has the structure to last 10 years.... but with it drinking this well, why wait? Great pull @Shay A
9.3
TheSkip

TheSkip

This is full tilt!

Charles Smith

Eve Washington State Chardonnay 2012

Loved this. Not too rich, and yet still distinctly "chard." β€” 9 years ago

Charles Smith

Chateau Smith Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

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Charles Smith

Stoneridge Vineyard King Coal Cabernet-Syrah Blend 2016

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! β€” 2 years ago

Herman Story

After Hours RosΓ© of Grenache 2019

Medium pink; medium plus intensity aromas of ripe strawberries, raspberry, red currant, mushroom, forest floor, limestone mineral; dry, medium acid, high alcohol, full body, medium plus intensity flavors consistent with aromas; long finish, ripe red fruit and funky earthy perfume fills palate, big wine but well balanced, outstanding β€” 4 years ago

Severn, Iwan and 7 others liked this

Shaw + Smith

Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2017

Really light refreshing delish! β€” 5 years ago

ChΓ’teau Smith Haut Lafitte

Les Hauts de Smith Pessac-LΓ©ognan White Bordeaux Blend 2015

This is outstanding. Quite a revelation. Honeyed, citrus, ample in the mouth and a very long finale. A steal. β€” 6 years ago

Lucienne

Smith Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014

Stands out with its finish. Fruit forward nose that tails into lingering notes. β€” 7 years ago

Charles Smith

M.C.K. (Motor City Kitty) Syrah 2012

Big and bold. Dark fruit with some smoke. Great value. β€” 8 years ago

David and Kimberly liked this

Smith Woodhouse

Vintage Porto Port Blend 1994

This has reached a lovely phase for drinking . Very long and balanced , fig, licorice , spice and dried red fruits. Just a joy now. β€” 9 years ago

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