Chateau Ste. Michelle, Ethos Reserve Syrah, Columbia Valley
Chateau Ste. Michelle · Washington › Columbia Valley › United States of America
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
88
/100
Reviews
6
professional
Vintages
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Community Reviews
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87.8
Avg Score
92
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Taster #3107
· Mar 3, 2026
90/100
Pnp and drank over 2 days. Better than I expected. Very nice blackberry and blueberry nose with depth of leather and cedar initially. Palate showed good balance and bouncy acidity. Tannins are fine given the age. Chocolate is much more present on the palate. Paired twice with steak and crying tiger sauce, the wine did a good job of boosting the meatiness and texture of the steak and showed some pepper but not a lot. Not mind blowing, but the …
2014 vintage
Taster #3035
· Jan 15, 2026
90/100
PnP, but better after about 15 minutes of air. The color was a medium to dark purple. Lots of dark fruit (blackberry, black cherry) along with some earth on both the nose and the medium to plus bodied palate along with some spice. The acidity was juicy and there was just a touch of tannin on the finish. Will probably hold a while longer.
2014 vintage
Taster #4749
· Jun 14, 2024
91/100
very good
2014 vintage
Taster #3744
· Dec 25, 2023
75/100
Needed some aeration, after which the fruit came through. A bit musty but otherwise pleasant. Not really worth the price.
2014 vintage
Taster #7354
· Jun 4, 2023
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2014 vintage
Taster #9675
· Mar 12, 2022
92/100
Jammy without being fruit forward, bold and smooth lingering finish
2014 vintage
Taster #5274
· Mar 16, 2020
Decanted two hours; probably could have benefited from another two A lot less fiery than three years ago, nice balance, oak notes dissipated quickly, tar has given way to dark berries and sage. Drink with camembert
2014 vintage
Taster #3641
· Feb 23, 2018
89/100
Upon opening, the wine was super dark in color, and very closed down in taste. It needed at least half a day to start singing. The wine�s energy in the mouth was still towards the back, as the finish was oaky. With the oak, came tastes of cocoa, vanilla, and espresso. The fruit tastes began as very dark, blackberry and black cherry. It lightened up a bit to include red fruits, and maybe just a tiny hint of blueberry? This …
2014 vintage
Taster #9401
· Nov 26, 2017
Good bold wine. Needs to age some.
2014 vintage
Taster #5274
· Nov 2, 2017
Smoke and tar on bold nose Firm tannins, smooth oaky texture, lot of savoury olive in long strong ripe finish. Slow release of pepper Give it time
2014 vintage
Taster #2152
· Oct 11, 2017
Jammy, but very smooth all the way thru. No spice finish. It�s good.
2014 vintage