The Best Wine in the World - K Vintner's Royal City, Sandpoint Wine of the Day: Sandpoint Blog
By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
2008 Royal City Syrah – Charles Smith Wines This ‘K Vintners’ Syrah scored 99 points in the Wine Advocate and the ’06 scored the unheard of, never awarded and coveted 100 points in the Spectator. It is a rare wine, and last year we were allocated just two bottles. Our rep must be growing, because this year we were allotted two cases. We are down to just four bottles left. They get just one ton of the syrah grapes grown for this wine to the acre. Every vintage seems to get better. Deeper than the ’06, more luxurious than the ’07. Layer upon layer upon layer. Earth, cool stone, tobacco, faint dark fruit, Asian five spice. Harmonic, complex, ethereal…a Yoke’s exclusive. Charles K. Smith is a unique character. Charles grew up just outside of Sacramento, California, in the foothills of the S...
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