"Odedi"

9.2

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

Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.

Strong nose of black plums, black currants, coffee, cooked cherries, cedar, earth, chocolates, tobacco, spices and black pepper.

Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.

Dry on the palate with plums, cherries, currants, light cedar, earth, herbs, chocolates, light iron, spices and peppercorn.

Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a delicious 5 year old Merlot from Oakville in Napa Valley. Rich, robust and fruit forward. Elegantly powerful.

Already showing a beautiful nose, and feels like a Napa Merlot with a touch of Saint Emilion.

This Single Vineyard Merlot is one of the last vintages made by
Heidi Barrett. Still young, but very approachable even by itself.

Needs 5 years in the bottle to mature properly, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years. Has good potential to become a 94 point wine

Needed a couple of hours in the decanter to open up properly, so be patient.

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

A blend of 99% Merlot with
1% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged for 18 months in (50% new) French oak barrels. A small production of
603 cases.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$90. — 2 days ago

Deborah M

9.5

WOTN for me at the La Sirena wine dinner. Heidi Barrett’s daughter, Remy, offered a lively conversation about her mom and the wines. We tried the ‘14, 15, and 2016 of the B&B and ‘15 was by far my favorite. Much more concentrated fruit. 2015 was a struggle vintage with little rain, hence the bolder fruit concentration. This was a much more nuanced wine IMO. Well balanced. Big wine, but everything was in balance. Stunning. @55Seventy — 4 years ago

Christo Barker

9.2

This is a really mellow summer wine. Not quite champagne fizz but more than a tzaokilina. Worth another round — 5 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.0

Half bottle. Blend of many vintages. Brown sugar. Oxidative — 6 years ago

with William

Brandon Boesch

9.5

I had this with an amazing bowl of ramen with a fish based broth and it was perfect. The hints of Riesling and Pinot Gris were equally awesome. A good saline quality, hint of petrol, citrus, and stone. Very well blended together. — 7 years ago

Ron R

9.4

Excellent Heidi Barrett example. This still displays ripe, bold tannins. Stunning fruit profile with bright acidity. Awesome! — 8 years ago

with Benny, James and 1 other

Tegan Marriott

9.1

Heidi Schrock's this parsnip,gingercrisp apple,& russet potato soup with jasper hill VT blue cheese croutons! This pairing is magnificent! Rose is a red blend predominantly lagrein,terolgedo,cab Sauvignon, Petit verdot ,blaufranckish,zweigelt! Masterfully made! — 7 months ago

Ericsson

9.3

2010 fest. Heidi Barrett Northern Rhône style red blend. Good wine on the nose and and palate. Very balanced on the palate. Contrasting flavors of deep ripe fruit and oak and vanilla. Lighter bodied but no less intriguing. — 3 years ago

Devin Bray

9.1

Raspberry jam and grapefruit! — 5 years ago

Sarah Vaughan

9.4

fav I have had in a long time — 6 years ago

Kai Wright

9.0

Oktoberfest leftovers. 🐻 — 7 years ago

with Jedd

Anna Sangiacomo

9.1

Big bold Heidi red. Drink up, 10 years was long enough to wait. — 8 years ago

Tony Bubbles

8.9

Might have rated this a bit low — 8 years ago

Tom Garland

9.5

Heidi and Bo Barrett wine dinner
Lazy Bear Restaurant

WINE
2024 La Sirena Muscat
2009 Montelena Chard
1994 Paradigm merlot
2019 La Sirena cab/syrah
1985 Montelena cab
2008 Montelena cab
1983 Buehler cab
1990 Dalla Valle cab
2015 Barrett & Barrett cab
20-year Montelena ruby port

FOOD
SF Bay halibut salad
Monterey spot prawns
Liberty duck
Morel au poivre
Coal roasted wagyu A5 ribeye
Dandelion chocolate — a year ago

with Brenda

Jule Ryan

9.4

Heidi is queen. Dark cherry, cassis. Amaretto Tobacco richness. Heaven — 3 years ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.0

All hail, winter whites 🙌🏻🙌🏻.
An ideal pairing with a buttery, flakey, whole wheat chard, mushroom & ricotta galette. Great acid. Pear, lemon zest, butter, barely ripe white nectarine, a touch a marzipan/canided almond/candied pineapple and a pristine zing on the finish. Heidi Schrock is a master at her craft. Right now I’m loving these zingy whites (and a little RS doesn’t hurt so sue me) — 5 years ago

Philip Deibel

9.1

One of (the only?) the only whites made by Heidi Barrett, this is a really great Chardonnay. No noticeable oak, which is my personal new requirement. Slightly sweeter than I remembered but very balanced with good acidity and minerality (I don’t care if this term is falling out of favor amongst the “experts”, as it still describes how a wine feels to me!) — 6 years ago

Jeanette Bangs

9.1

Pretty in pink 🌸 🌺 — 7 years ago

Prescott Paulin

9.6

Calistoga, CA vineyard. Sits 300 ft above valley floor. Planted 1992 by David Abreu and Heidi Barrett until 2008. Then Thomas Rivers Brown took over. Nearly $100/bottle — 7 years ago

Joe Roth

9.2

A wonderful Cab Franc by Heidi Barrett. — 8 years ago

with Jeff and Michael