"Odedi"

9.2

For #tempranilloday here is a delicious one from Rioja.

A very pretty color of dark ruby with a reddish/ brick rim.

Delightful nose of blueberries, black currants, sweet cherries, wood, licorice, spices, light vanilla, earth, tobacco, peppercorn, pencil lead, dark coffee and dark chocolates.

Medium plus in body and elegant with medium plus acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with cherries, blueberries, cedar, spices, tobacco, brown sugar, coffee, earth, wet rocks, vegetables, pencil lead and peppercorn.

Long finish with fine-grained tannins and tangy cranberries.

This is a great Tempranillo blend from Rioja. Spicy and intense with nice complexity and a great mouthfeel.

This 8 year old is starting to drink very nicely now. Would be nice to see how it evolves in the next 10 years.

Good by itself as a sipping wine. A good wine to enjoy with friends and talk about. Awesome nose. Loved smelling on it for a long while.

Needs 90 minutes in a decanter to open up properly and remove some of the acidity, so take your time.

A good food wine too. Nicely balanced with enough fruits for the earthiness this region brings to the table.

A good quality wine that will age nicely in the next 10 years. The tangy finish makes it interesting.

A blend of 88% Tempranillo and 12% Graciano. Grapes were hand-harvested and aged for 26 months in French Oak barrels.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$65. — 2 days ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.0

Bärig doft med småcitrus och sötlakrits. Smakmässigt händer det mycket. Även här bärnärvaro med monastrellen kryddar till det hela med salami, garrigue, hasselnöt. Intakt fräschör över två dagar med långt torrt och mineraligt avslut. — 7 days ago

Gayla Underkoffler

9.5

Beautiful wine. Stoney graphite funk. Unique and somewhat indescribable ? — 2 days ago

with Steve

Peter Sultan

9.3

New labeling for the Ardanza, & I do like it. We drank this back to back with the Alberdi. The blue black fruit is gorgeous & the balance is outrageous. 28$ so well spent It makes me want to cry. — 5 days ago

Peter Sultan

8.9

For 17$ (yes, that is a NYC Uber discount) double dare on coming up with a more elegant, enjoyable or consistent red wine that is at this QPR. — 5 days ago

Jody Scharf

9.3

High acid. Burnt popcorn, lemon — 10 days ago

Dani Kaulakis

9.7

Full bodied, but light and dry. Rich tannin and minerality, without too much acidity or bitterness. The fruit comes through well, great balance to a rich meal of bone marrow and red meat. — 15 days ago

Conrad Green

9.1

Oak and ruby currants in the nose. Slightly browning at the edges. Lovely deep, soft plush fruit. Menthol, some vanilla notes and resolved oak. Yum — a day ago

with Bex

Andrew Thompson

9.2

More acidity on first taste than I was expecting but that is probably down to the beautifully fresh cherry notes. The taste then evolves on the palate, bringing out the American oak barrels in the form of a long aftertaste, smoky leather mixed with a zing of citrus. — 7 days ago

Ruud Verhagen

9.1

old school Rioja...! Vanilla, coconut, dill, woodsmoke, leather, earth, autumn-leaves and red fruit! Very elegant juice with great acidity! I’m lovin it...! — 13 days ago