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• Reblin Likes this wine: 94 points

  April 21, 2024 - At this stage, the corks in these bottles are fragile -- be prepared for them to split or break. Ample sediment. Color is starting to change, still deep purple but with some brick around the edges. Fruit is softer but still full. Smooth and long-lasting finish.

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• #1 or #2? Likes this wine: 95 points

  December 27, 2023 - i can't say i love the new world fruit bombs like i used to. i think that ship has sailed. but, when new world producers get it right, they are wines to behold. ...the royal city just does everything right. it packs all kinds of juicy fruit and heavyweight punch. but it's not flabby or over-the-top. there's fantastic depth, complexity and balance. up front, it's blackberry and blueberry fruit which segues into an interesting savoury (is that olive?) flavour on the back end. after all these years, this continues to shine.

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• OldHick95 Likes this wine: 94 points

  December 18, 2023 - Blueberry pie, fresh ripe blackberries, plum and eucalyptus, and a hint of black olives. Quite aromatic. Less savory notes (tobacco, bacon fat) and more fruit forward. Enjoyable, but I enjoyed the earthy elements that were more pronounced two years ago.

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• johnnyo wrote: 88 points

  December 25, 2022 - Past its prime

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• Emmet2 wrote: 96 points

  September 19, 2022 - Outstanding. We opened and poured. At first we we underwhelmed but after about an hour it opened up and was wonderful . Had a 2014 at the same time and it was great straight away and then the 2006 improved and was better than the 2014.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2006
• Type Red
• Producer K Vintners
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation Royal City
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region Washington
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Washington
• UPC Code 184745100031

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• In Cellars 475 (43%)
• Consumed 624 (57%)

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