"Odedi"

9.2

Yellow in color with a golden hue.

Strong nose of white flowers, yellow apples, citrus, light cedar, lemons, herbs, light earth and mediterranean spices.

Full bodied and soft with medium acidity and fat legs.

Dry on the palate with lemons, apples, pears, light earth, light oak, spices and light honey notes.

Long finish with lemons and a touch of almonds.

This is a delicious Chardonnay from Oak Knoll District in Napa Valley. Rich and elegant, soft and smooth. Complex and engaging.

Nicely balanced and easy drinking right out of the bottle.

This 3 year old Single Vineyard Chardonnay is starting to drink at its peak now, and will continue to do so in the next 5 years. Would be nice to revisit it in 3 years and see how it evolves. Has good potential to become a 94 point wine.

A great sipping wine that also paired nicely with my BBQ chicken wings.

100% Chardonnay grapes were aged on the lees in (40% new) French Oak barrels for 9 months. A small production of less than 2,900 bottles.

13% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$45. — a month ago

Peter Sultan

9.3

Much more subtle than I anticipated & compared to Chidaine, Huet,etc. Probably a bit closed & can use a decant at this stage. All kinds of pulverized shells & a low key minerality, long & lean in terms of texture. No wool or wax here. White flowers, Asian pear, & I want to say raw yellow zucchini ( though I may regret that). All kinds of complexity to taste. A ‘contemplative’ rather than a race horse wine-& hope my homeboy will hang onto his others so we can taste what age will do. Opened during an exhilarating Knicks win. — 3 years ago

with Owen

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.3

Nice bottle for $50.00, decant an hour so & you’re set
Info I found on the dark web as follows,

This property possesses 16 hectares of vines (60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc) and was purchased in 1978 by Comte Léo de Malet Roquefort, the owner of Château La Gaffelière. In June 2011 it was acquired by the Clarence Dillon group, which also owns Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion. Its new owner decided to rename the property, starting with the 2011 vintage. Château Tertre Daugay, the fifth cru classé to be acquired by the Clarence Dillon group, became Château Quintus.The property is located on a high promontory that forms the edge of the Saint Emilion plateau. It commands a panoramic view far into the distance of the surrounding villages and the Dordogne Valley. It is here that, since time immemorial, a watchtower has stood to guard the village of Saint Emilion. The exceptional microclimate is due to the area's diversity in terms of soil, slopes and orientation. Consequently, it comes as no surprise that in 1844 and 1848 the wine was among the 14 most sought-after and expensive in Saint Emilion. For nearly a century, Bordeaux et ses Vins, the standard reference work produced by Cocks and Féret, listed the property as a Saint Emilion Premier Cru. The property was also one of the prestigious vineyards in Saint Emilion to win a gold medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867. — 4 years ago

Marty Mathis

9.2

Short review - 2018 vintage DEAD ON PERFECT. This is in the top three wines of the year for me... it doesn’t have to be a impressive Napa Valley or Bordeaux Cabernet to win this distinction from me. So nice to have a imported wine with no noticeable Brett. This still gives deep earthy and black cherry CF flavors as well as a medium body and enough tannins to call for service at the table. Bravo. Great blend of 3 grapes . Captures the middle Loire red blend style to a T. — 6 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

This won the Trophy for the best White Wine at the Toowoomba Wine Show last weekend and went on to win Champion Wine of the Show. Colour is very pale lemon. Notes of green Apple - skins and flesh, also Lime. The palate has quince and mandarin notes - quite unctuous and fleshy on the palate - low acid and medium plus intensity. Even though the winery is in the Granite Belt/Ballandean the fruit is from Chalmers Vineyard in Mildura in Victoria. The 2020 vintage in Ballandean was probably the most challenging on record with droughts, fires and record low yields. As a result, no Vermentino was harvested at Golden Grove Estate. — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

One of the better “Seconds” I’ve ever had and surprisingly open for business right now. Blackberries, tobacco, charred jalapeños. Very primary. After a few hours, this started to recoil a bit which leads me to believe these will shut down at some point and re-emerge with some real strength down the road. Calon-Segur is one of the few properties in Bordeaux that have my attention anymore. They age with some real grace and just win, win, win no matter what. — 7 years ago

Marta Jackowska

9.3

Built up a bit of excitement in selecting this Nuit-Saint George, then opened it up and neaaahhh!
All a bit flat. Nothing terribly wrong and it wasn’t corked, just no major aromas or flavors. Guess you can’t win em all. Or, we’ve just been spoiled with amazing wine and every now and then you pick an average one.
Still a great meal 😊 — 5 months ago

with Neville

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.3

First wine night back in Australia, but still talking Italian (first wine watching Sinner's win in Melbourne)
The white is spotless
The one and only dry nosiola to this level
If you put this bottle covered in a Burgundy tasting it wouldn't be easy to spot

Elegant, whispered, still young and long

Super clean, no sulphites
Fermented in amphora — 3 years ago

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8.9

A good solid Haut-Médoc" is how I described the 2020 Beaumont when I tasted it from barrel. I've no need to alter that summation. A mixture of red and black fruit on the nose, this feels cohesive and detailed, not powerful yet it engages the senses. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit. There is just a slight bitterness that lends tension, quite sharp with black cherry, orange rind and cedar notes towards the finish. It's not going to win the wine of the vintage but it's a…well, I told you at the beginning. (Neal Martin, Vinous, February 2023) — 4 years ago

Jay Kline

8.9

Swooped this up in hopes that Ferrari would win at Monza. Unfortunately, the MV33/RB18 combo is just too strong this year. Anyway, I’ve been watching the drivers spray this stuff on the podium over the last couple years so I figured I would give it a try. Popped and poured; no formal notes. Mousse dissipates. Leesy and a little cheesy on the nose. Lemons, limes, nuts and minerals. Decent acid. Thought I’d be down on this but it’s pretty decent. Particularly for the sub-$20 price at Eataly. — 4 years ago

S.S. Mandani

9.0

Sunday night wine when the Monday tomorrow isn’t packed is such a wonderful treat. There are no more weekend obligations, just the unwinding of a warm week. A transitory time before the start of the next.

Frankly is starting to peg me for a particular palate. Apparently I like complex, versatile, and idiosyncratic white wines. Right now, this season, this moment. Yes. Tomorrow, who knows?

Aromatic. Perfume like citrus blossom. A bit of lavender.

This is super interesting. Kind of reminds me slightly of Falanghina. As promised, there’s that seaside saline quality, which I love. A little nutty. A little minerals. Flowers blossoming.

This is nice. The first three bottles recommended win out, but I’m glad to try a varietal I’ve never had before. Won’t be going to the Amalfi this summer anymore, but at least I can have something close enough in a glass. — 5 years ago

Andy Tam

9.0

Fizzy like glorious Mt Fuji — 7 years ago

Howard Greenfield

9.4

Have no idea where this picture came from- not mine.
However the Momento Mori cab was quite good — 7 years ago

Steve Rura

9.3

Stunningly good and a bit underrated on this app. I snagged 3 bottles from MCF Rare Wine since this will no longer be distributed in NYC :( Very Chianti Classico and very rich on the nose. Dark fruits transition to bright, juicy, ripe cherry. Minerals and dried herbs on a veeerrry long finish. Really delicious and an honest, no fuss expression of Sangiovese. 14% abv, organic. I’ll have to resist opening the last 2 bottles. — a year ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

A decently made 22 Cabernet. To be fair, it was a hard follow after the Memento Mori.

Drinks reasonable well now but I would drink it no later than 2032.

WS Grand Tour Las Vegas 2025. — a year ago

Aaron Tan

9.1

A beautiful vintage study! It was really nice to look at the 17’ Greta Carbo after the 19’ the day before - this was grittier, less fruity, and more concentrated to me. MH and I thought it might have been some winemaking changes, but after a quick text with the producer, it was revealed that no stylistic changes were made and the differences were mainly due to hail and lower yields than 19’.

This was firing on all cylinders and incredibly different from my first bottle (cleaner and less of an oddball, though the same DNA was present - see previous notes). Aromas of red fruits, roses, herbs, and a tinge of nectarine. On the palate, it was juicy with flavours of pomegranate, raspberry, and blood oranges, along with black tea and grass. Super silky texture with a notable “furry” edge. Finishes with spices and a light earthy savouriness. Complex and super drinkable - a win in my books! — 3 years ago

Steve The Wine Guy

Cellarbrations at Cottesloe Western Australia, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW)

9.3

A terrific balance of ever so slightly candied fruit and savoury wood spice. Another major win is the fine grained palate coating texture no doubt due to it being unfined and unfiltered. Seriously what a bargain — 4 years ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland

9.6

Celebrating the San Francisco Giants division win tonight! Another favorite Pinot of mine. This 2010 Sea Smoke starts with a noticeable deep ruby red color. It appears bright and delicate. A smoky tart cherry nose typical of this wine stands out as the aromas fill your senses with lingering notes of vanilla, orange peel & spices and a subtle cedar. No disappointment in flavor. Its flavorful fruit hits the palate with tart cherry-plum. Acidity is high giving its elegant flavors that blend with oak earth, peppery spice and a mineral cedar long finish. — 5 years ago

with Karin and Jill

Daniel Gritzer

9.3

Look, I have no relevant experience with this, but AFAICT, this wine has held up really well over 11 years. It's bright, creamy, balanced, slightly oaky, with an apple character that has almost no hint of oxidation. It's like a ripe pear or something. Anyway, I enjoyed it, and for sure it wasn't a wasted $35 or whatever I paid for it at auction. So...WIN! — 6 years ago

Daniel M

8.9

This label cracks me up every single time😃
Violet, cherry, iron, earth. A firework of a nose and no trace of any barnyard funk lately which is good improvement on the same bottles opened one year ago. The palate is well balanced with a crazy fruit, violet exploding here and there, a strong acid frame and some matter, côte du Rhône style. Gentle tannins kick off a very playful finish with violet and cherry and a lot of fun. This wine is made out of grapes grown 10 miles from the house I grew up in near toulouse and it's always a win! (pun intended) — 7 years ago