"Odedi"

9.3

It's time for my #FridayCabernetfix.

Deep inky in color with a short reddish rim.

Spicy and pretty nose of black fruits, cedar, vanilla, chocolates, toast, tobacco, bell pepper, coffee and peppercorn.

Full bodied with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and very fruity on the palate with black currants, cooked cherries, blackberries, sweet plums, cedar, tobacco leaf, light earth, herbs and Indian spices.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Rich, but not aggressive. Powerful and fruit forward with nice complexity.

This 6 year old Cabernet is still young, but starting to drink beautifully now. Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.

Robert Parker 97 points.

Needs 3 hours to open up properly, and bring in complexity and structure. Loved smelling on it once it opened up.

100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were aged for 22 months in (70% new) French Oak barrels. A small production of only 350 cases.

15.1% alcohol by volume.

93 points

$160. — 10 months ago

Conrad Kenley

9.2

Terric with today's steamed bass lunch — 9 years ago

Anna Sangiacomo

9.7

So very smooth & delicious!!! — 3 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.2

Wait, what? Southern Oregon...where’s that, and how did they come to make such amazing white wines? The sock puppet has questions. Voluptuous density with amazing balance of floral, spice, and tropical fruit notes. Gonna have to look into this Muscat thing... — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.5

This was my contribution for a 10-yr retrospective of Napa cab with a local group. All wines (16 of them) were tasted blind. Others of note were Cardinale, Larkmead, Bryant Family, Vineyard 29, Corra and Jacquelyn To-Kalon.

My first experience with this wine, and when I acquired it, I wasn’t aware it was a 100 pointer. I’ve had many Hall wines but this is definitely their most structured wine. It’s fruit forward but in no way close to their other offerings. At 100% cab, it drinks like it. I let this breathe from bottle for about 2hrs before it was thrown in a decanter for another 2-3hrs and consumed. I had a splash at pop and it was crazy coiled, underripe and dusty. When I came back to it later (albeit blind, so I’m looking at my notes), it sported dark fruit on both the nose and the palate. Dark cocoa dipped black cherries, ripe blueberries and blackberries, as well as cassis and espresso aromatically. There was also a bit of a lavender/floral note that gave it a unique quality. On the palate, it eventually smoothed out beautifully, but was powerful the entire time. Dense and rich with added notes of fig, baking spices, and cocoa dusted fruits. One of those wines that makes you think overpowering, but then dials it down to silk on the finish. I think this is just entering a prime drinking window. Bummer I don’t have more. — 5 years ago

Steven Foster

Wine buyer Belmont Wine Exchange

10

Testament to Celia and just like the corra!! So much voluptuous fruit and acid. Carrying itself well now wih loads of berry and wood complexity. Buying the rest... — 11 years ago