"Odedi"

9.2

Reddish in color with light intensity.

Fruity nose of cherries, raspberries, spices, light oak and chocolate notes.

Medium bodied with medium plus acidity.

Dry on the palate with red bing cherries, currants, raspberries, sweet strawberries, spices, red candy, light wood, chocolates, sweet tobacco, light herbs and black pepper.

Nice length on the finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a delicious Pinot Noir from Santa Rita Hills in California. Easy drinking and engaging. Elegant and fruit forward.

Showing nice complexity with a soft mouthfeel, and feels like a California Pinot with a touch of Burgundy.

Good right out of the bottle, and better after an hour of airtime.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 7 years.

Pinot Noir grapes were aged for 9 months in French oak barrels. A small production of only 8 barrels.

14.1% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$100. — a year ago

Ian Hamel

9.1

2022/5/10 with mushroom Demi-glacé omelette, etc. A well-balanced melange of citrus and pit fruit, stone, honey, and woody, lightly toasted spice. A touch of sweet and sour - flesh and acid backbone. This price for a Chalonnaise villages would have been a non-starter 10 or even 5 years ago, but here we are. Obviously it doesn’t have the depth or intensity, but very satisfying. — 4 years ago

Tom Garland

9.3

Last vintage from Bressler, grapes going to Anomaly vineyards now. Was on the customer list at the start for a few years and still have 01 and 02 (popped an 02 a year ago and it was great) in the cellar. Grabbed some 2014s at a great price. For Napa, Bressler was always worth seeking...premium valley floor fruit, Mia Klein winemaker, and under $100 release price.

1 hour decant (little sediment). A splended inky dark magenta color. On the nose: floral, sandlewood, black cherry and plum, cedar, vanilla marshmallows. Taste: Elegant and smooth, soft tannins with blackberry, blueberry, chocolate, with a spicy cedar medium plus finish....ready to go another 15 years. — 6 years ago

with Brenda

Tetsu Nakazawa

9.1

Era sconto per cyber lunedi. Penso che e’ molto value. Spero che mia moglie piace.
E’ veramente buono come e’ autentico bourgogne. Per fortuna a mia moglie piace molto, significa e’ buono veramente. E’ bingo! Sono felice. Magari che abbia comprato piu molte botteglie allo sconto. — 7 years ago

Michael Goldstein

9.2

Sharp like a tailored suit and dancing in the line of minerality and bitterness this is a mama mia spicy italiano arancia bene! Certain to energize your night this would be perfect with sardines on toast — 8 years ago

Steven

9.1

Last night in MIA with the wifey. Steak & lobster with a nice new Pinot for the collection. Smooth fruit forward with a little tannins on the back end. — 8 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2019 vintage. Medium body. Plenty of frontal palate richness. Middle currently MIA. Finish is loamy and plush with some espresso bean. Wanted a bit more dark plum structure but wasn’t forthcoming. Maybe in a few. 01.29.25. — 2 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.8

Stellar. Toasted hazelnuts, lemon curd, methyl anthranilate. Super fine bubbles that take you to the still zesty ripe Meyer Lemon finish. I recall when we had a bottle of this upon release I preferred the freshness then. This has been stored in our eurocave since we bought it from the reps at a party @sigh in Sonoma (Highly recommended btw - Thanks Jayme!) Here’s to 20 more years Mia ❤️ — 4 years ago

Tetsu Nakazawa

8.9

A mia moglie piace questo. — 5 years ago

René Keinveld

9.0

Fresh lime and rice taste and with moderate acidity, a little more body then most other verdejo’s, pretty good actually, try it if you can. — 6 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.4

This vintage is actually a Cabernet Sauv-heavy blend and it was delicious! Definitely a highlight of the night. — 6 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.3

This is nice! Best Blanc de Blanc Mia has had. Just the right balance of light toast and pure fruit with a cleansing finish. Not fat, slight creaminess. Great for sipping on its own. Disgorged 7/2018. 60% DE 2013. Dosage 7gr/liter. TBL — 7 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.4

Balanced. This is a favorite (especially for Mia) and never disappoints. Disgorged June 20, 2017. MS — 8 years ago

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9.3

Brovia's 2013 Barolo is gorgeous. Deep, ample and beautifully layered in the glass, it possesses terrific expansiveness in every dimension. An exotic bouquet laced with hints of orange peel, cinnamon, pomegranate, kirsch and mint melds into a core of rich red stone fruit. This one of the best straight Barolos readers will come across. It is built on a core of fruit from the Brea Cru in Serralunga (the part outside the Ca' Mia parcel), with the addition of about 30% juice left over after the casks for the single-vineyard Barolos have been filled. The 2013 is one of the very finest values in high-end wine. Don't miss it. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Feb 2018) — 8 years ago

Tetsu Nakazawa

8.9

E' buono, ma troppo dolce anche secondo mia moglie. A I miei amici piece bere con ghiaccio. L'ho trovato a Costco. — 2 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.4

En-magnum. Elevated to another level with the cheese board and notably the only white that could really keep up with the Rieslings during the night. The flavours of salted almonds, beeswax, hay, and light smokiness just went so well with the Comté. Mama mia! The wine was complex, very straight, yet dense and had a lovely textural richness. Lots of citrus and minerals, as well as spicy nuances to complete the notes. Even more mineral on day two.

NB: SC firmly believes this and the Les Vignes de Mon Père are Ganevat's best cuvees and perhaps the two greatest sources of Savagnin anywhere. — 4 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.6

15 years makes a difference.
$40.00 makes it even better.


Facts and Figures
2005 Bressler Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
Winemaker: Mia Klein Vineyard Manager: David Abreu Release Date: January, 2009 Release price: $85
Bottling Date: Jan 11, 2008
Pick Date: October 5 through 14, 2005
Vines: Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 7 on St. George root stock (1986)
Cabernet Franc Clone 332 on 420A root stock (1999)
Petit Verdot Clone 181 on 420A root stock (1999) Cabernet Yields: 9.5 tons
Aging: 24 months in new French Oak
Blend: 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot Cooperage: Barrels from: Taransaud, Nadalie and Treuil
Production
750ml 527 cases
Magnums 24 cases (144 bottles) 3.0L 6 bottles
6.0L 2 bottles
Notes from Mia Klein:
The 2005 vintage gave ample rain in the winter, charging up the soil water profile for a very nice growing season. Temperatures were moderate and consistent from early spring through October. Both the mature, established Cabernet Sauvignon vines and the now five year old Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petite Verdot vines produced some wonderful juice.
— 6 years ago

Helen Mikiver

9.7

Have 2017. Fruity, spicy and very pleasant to drink. Just a wine I like. — 7 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.2

He really nice interpretation of this vineyard's fruit. Didn't really know much about this but saw that it was from one of my favorite vineyards. The nose was more of a roasted fig, blackberry, blueberry. Entry was definitely dark. A little more brambly, with hints of dark chocolate and baking spices to the middle. started to show some of the red clay towards the finish. The tannins on this wine or not nearly as stiff as I had imagined. Definitely toasted, good fruit backbone, and definitely feel that this wine will continue to evolve over the next five to seven years. Overall, still prefer Mia Klein's interpretation (IMO of course). — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.2

A great year from a good chateau @ £65 drinking ok now but will benefit from 5-10 years of 😴 💤 The vSpin sure helped open it up - check the vid on Instagram 😁

🏵 92 points

🍇 73% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc & 9% Cabernet Sauvignon

🍷 Opaque deep ruby

👃 Dark plum & blackcurrant bathed in soggy earth, wet leaves & minerals w/ blueberry & cocoa

👄 Med bodied ripe blackcurrant & dark plum in mocha & touch dry minerals

🎯 Long mocha & mineral loaded dark fruit plummy slight dry mouth filler
— 8 years ago