"Odedi"

9.2

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

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Pretty nose of black fruits with light wood, flowers and chocolate notes.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with black currants, black plums, cooked cherries, cedar, licorice, chocolates, herbs, coffee, light earth, light vegetables, spices and peppercorn.

Long finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a delicious Merlot from Spring Mountain District. Elegant and nicely balanced. Fruit forward and complex. Spicy and soft, tangy and interesting.

Still young, and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly, but already drinking beautifully. Will continue to age nicely in the next 15 years.

I've had a few older vintages of this Merlot and it is very consistent.

A great sipping wine that will also pair nicely with food.

A blend of 67% Merlot and 33% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged in (50% new) French Oak barrels for 24 months. A small production of less than 9,000 bottles.

14.6% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$175. — 16 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2018 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 30 minutes and 2 hours. Massive, heavy color and body. Currently monolithic. Solid wall of dark plum. Revisit in a half-decade or give it an agitated decant and let sit for 4-5 hours. 4.17.26. — 4 months ago

Todd Anderson

9.0

A good, aged claret. A magnum shared at a family meal of braised beef roast. — 6 months ago

Daniel Clarke

9.0

Merry Xmas — 8 months ago

with Sara

Sam Friedland

9.0

This time around it was quite good with leg of lamb and veggies in Dutch oven! — 4 years ago

Jeff Cohen

9.7

Simpl spectacular. Beautiful fruit. — 6 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2019 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 30 minutes and one hour. Rocking and close to the top of the bell curve. Maybe holds in this fashion for another 5-6 years? Pretty delicious now. Thank you Neil and Vanessa! 8.8.26. — 7 days ago

Ana Bumgardner

9.0

5/1/26 in Healdsburg with Italian at Baci. Easy to drink. Nice and buttery. — 3 months ago

Jerry Raphael

9.2

Excellent cab and loaded with dark berries some spice and cedar. It just seemed savory and smooth from start to finish. — 6 months ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.3

Open for business. Nothing mind blowing, just beautiful, sweet claret in fine form. — 7 months ago

Steve Messinger

9.0

Dried black cherry w spice. Med + body. Rich long cranberry finish w touch of heat — a year ago

Laura Purdy

9.0

This is a beautiful Bordeaux blend from the brilliant Jim Law. — 5 years ago

Michael Raju

9.0

On those nose - blackberry, plum, spice. Smokey notes, good tannin level, lingering aftertaste which is good. Pleasantly surprised. Lots of fruity flavors. Deep purple color. BLEND: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon 17% Petit Verdot 2% Petite Sirah Malbec 1%
14 months in French oak. Very good wine. Was a certain flavour (anise?) That I really liked but couldnt put my finger on it. — 6 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2019 vintage. Sweeter than the last few vintages. 6.17.26. — 2 months ago

Cathi Swanson

8.9

Balanced, not too sweet. A softer cab. — 3 months ago

Steve Messinger

9.0

Bright lemon and mineral nose that follows through on the palette. Chablis like character From a lighter vintage — 4 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2018 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 45 minutes and 1.25 hours. Medium/medium-heavy body. Dropped the overt weight and starting to get more chiseled. The usual fruit and spice suspects without surprises. Would love to hit this in 8-10 years. Too well-balanced currently so it will be a difficult task to accomplish. 01.16.26. — 7 months ago

TwiLea Fletcher

9.0

12/04/23
Clarks
Berries. Earth. Slight bit of pepper?
— 4 years ago

michael pandolfo

8.9

Young now. All the parts are there and this needs time. Warm bing cherry and baking spices, wet rocks with hints of seaweed. Let’s check back in 6 years — 6 years ago

Rich Bluth

9.1

smooth as silk, beautiful blend that held up nicely for 11 years. — 6 years ago