"Odedi"

9.0

Chateau Tour Saint Joseph Cru Bourgeois Haut Médoc 2012, Bordeaux, France

It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Beautiful nose of black currants, plums, rhubarb, cooked cherries, light wood, spices, dark chocolates, black pepper and licorice.

Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.

Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, cherries, oak, spices, chocolates, tobacco leaf, coffee, licorice, peppercorn, earth and herbs.

Short finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cranberries.

This 13 year old Merlot based blend from Bordeaux is still drinking nicely, although will not last long. Easy drinking and complex.

Good right out of the bottle, and better after 30 minutes of airtime. I really enjoyed the nose once it opened up.

A good food wine that paired nicely with the charcuterie board.

A blend of 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc.

12.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$25 (current vintage). — an hour ago

romo

9.3

Sweet, sweet Saint Emilion candy. — 3 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.8

Mike zimma sommpicks — 8 months ago

Raun Kupiec

9.0

First bottle corked. Luckily able to pull another from the cellar to compare. What a difference! Great learning when you can compare. Black cherry, smooth, decent acidity, very soft tannins. First bottle was wet cardboard. — 7 days ago

with Barbara

Jana Manfredi

9.2

Still beautiful… — 2 months ago

"Odedi"

9.0

Dark purple in color with a short reddish rim.

Fruity nose and medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing black plums, black currants, coffee, light oak, spices, chocolates and licorice.

Short finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 5 year old Merlot from Saint Emilion is starting to drink nicely now, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.

Rich and extracted. Fruit forward and robust.

Good by itself as a sipping wine.

14% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$30. — 5 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.4

2023 vintage. From vines planted in 1968. Wonderful floral nose, elegant and complex. This small estate is a great discovery, I had a nice conversation with owner Denis Basset and one of his young daughters, Eva, who is fully involved. An estate to watch! — 24 days ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.3

2022 Mathilde. This is made from the vineyards of La Fleur Morange that are not classified as Grand Cru Classé. A beautiful wine in its own right that is hard to beat for value for money. — a month ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.4

2020 vintage. An estate on the rise. Tasted their other 2 Saint-Emilions, and Fleur de Lisse is like the best of both worlds, combining the flowery elegance of Fontfleuri with the power of the more classic Etampe. — 7 months ago

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9.1

Domaine Prieure Saint-Christophe Savoie Alresse 2019 — 2 years ago