Wine Advocate #
196
Aug 2011 |
Jay
Miller |
99 |
Drink: 2011 -
2028 |
$100 (100) |
The 2008 Royal City Syrah was
sourced from the Stoneridge Vineyard. It displays a soaring perfume
of sandalwood, garrigue, lavender, smoke, bacon, game, blueberry,
and black raspberry. Super-concentrated, it deftly marries power
and elegance in a seamless wine that should see its 20th birthday
in peak form.
I met up with Charles at his new wine bar in Walla Walla before we
drove out to the winery in his 1949 Cadillac, a picture of which is
on the web-site (not the deluxe model like my grandfather used to
drive). It is always a highlight of my annual trip to Washington
because in addition to the tasting, you get a performance but,
after all is said and done, when it comes to making wine, Charles
Smith is all business. He knows where the vineyards are, he
believes in amazingly low yields, and in the winery he is a
non-interventionist. All of the following wines were made with
native ferments and were bottled without fining or filtration. |
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