The Originals Acclaim
July 01, 2011
The Originals - 2008 The Orginals Syrah - 89 points
Wine Enthusiast"Bursting with fresh, tart, tasty berry fruit flavors, this effusive wine is frontloaded with flavor. It tails off gracefully, adding suggestions of pepper and earth and raw steak, before finishing with a crisp lick of raspberry." - Paul Gregutt, Wine Enthusiast, July 2011
December 01, 2010
The Originals - 2007 The Originals Syrah - 90 Points, BEST BUY
Wine & Spirits"As thick as blueberry pie, this big-shouldered Syrah has plenty of chewy oak and plummy fruit. For all its exuberance, a meral through line keeps the wine on track. Serve with sausages off the grill." - Wine & Spirits, December 2010
August 01, 2010
The Originals - 2007 The Originals Syrah - 89 Points
Wine Enthusiast"Syrah is winemaker Charles Smith's strongest suit, so it's not surprising that this is the best of The Originals. Fruit and spice are amped up equally, with whiffs of pepper and cut grass." - Paul Gregutt, August 2010
August 01, 2010
The Originals - 2007 The Originals Pinot Noir - 88 Points
Wine Enthusiast"Pinot Noir from Washington's Okanagon Valley. It's a surprising wine, not too heavy, with ripe strawberry fruit and pretty toast and caramel flavors from the hand of winemaker Charles Smith." - Paul Gregutt, August 2010
June 30, 2010
The Originals - 2007 The Originals Merlot - 90 Points
Wine Spectator"Lithe, supple and elegant, with pretty red plum, rhubarb and spice flavors that glide easily over refined tannins, lingering on the finish. A nice hint of smoke adds to the aftertaste." - Harvey Steiman, June 30, 2010
June 30, 2010
The Originals - 2007 The Originals Syrah - 91 points
Wine Spectator"Bold, focused and elegantly balanced, playing its blueberry, black cherry and white pepper flavors against fine tannins and an open weave of texture." - Harvey Steiman, June 30, 2010
June 24, 2010
The Originals - 2007 The Originals Syrah - Excellent
Wine Press Northwest"The concept with this line is 100% of the variety, and they've stayed true with identifiable Syrah notes of blueberry and smoky bacon fat aromas, joined by plums, cola, moist earth and sage. Boysenberry continues with lots of midpalate acidity and a good tug of tannin in the end." - Wine Press Northwest, Summer 2010
November 17, 2009
The Originals - 2006 The Originals Syrah - 91 points, Top 100 Wines of 2009
Wine Spectator"Smooth, polished and wide-open in texture, showing gorgeous plum and blueberry fruit with hints of Indian spice." -Harvey Steiman, December 2009
February 02, 2009
The Originals - 2006 The Originals Syrah - 91 Points, The Year's Best Syrah!
Wine & Spirits Magazine"This Charles Smith entry starts out in an exuberant Shiraz style, with its chewy texture and flavors of milk chocolate-dipped cherries. The wine firms up with air, the fruit gaining a more focused blueberry core as well as a hint of mildly bitter tea. For roast duck." - Wine & Spirits, February 2009
August 01, 2008
The Originals - 2006 Syrah - TOP WA Syrah
San Francisco Chronicle
July 01, 2008
The Originals - 2007 Riesling - "Outstanding"
Wine Press Northwest
July 01, 2008
The Originals - 2006 Cabernet - "TOP WA CAB"
San Francisco Chronicle