"Odedi"

9.0

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

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Nice nose of blue and black fruits with light wood, spices, licorice, light earth, vegetables, herbs, tobacco leaf and dark coffee.

Full-bodied with medium acidity.

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

Nice length on the finish with fine grained tannins, raspberries and peppercorn.

This 7 year old Merlot from Bordeaux is peaking now, and will continue to drink nicely in the next few years. Complex and interesting.

I had this vintage 3 years ago, and it hasn't changed much, except that the nose has become noticeably prettier.

Needs a couple of hours to open up properly so be patient.

Good by itself and better with food. I paired it with grilled picanha.

A blend of 71% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$25. — a month ago

John Bratincevic

9.2

Nice dark color.

NOSE: dense cassis, blackberry, a bit of chalky minerals, a little cedar and spice, also some graphite. Restrained, but yum.

TASTE: too young, but good. Cassis, minerals, raspberry leaf, tannins remind me of bitter olives. A little lighter than I expected, but really quite good. Would love to try again in a few years. 92.
— 2 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2015 vintage. Big. Full. Needs time. Lots of time. If drinking now, give it at least a two hour decant pre-consumption. Medium bodied with plenty of grip. Plenty of cherries, oak, plum with a splash of woodlands air and an infinitesimal schwing of Hawaiian Punch. Maan, these La Granges generally need two decades to resolve/settle down/marry/divorce. — 3 years ago

Shengli Hu

8.9

Sweet chestnut honey! Sweet vanilla cherry, cola nut, violet, lavender, purple flowers minty cream, tart red fruits, ash, steely on palate woodsy forest floor. High acid, fine steely tannins. — 3 months ago

George Hesse

8.9

Tom Soha Bachelor Party Sept. 2023. — a year ago

with Tom

TwiLea Fletcher

9.1

06/22/22
Tasting #2
White Burgundy. More butter than oak but not offensive. It’s a winter white for Adria and me. — 2 years ago

with Neal

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Pale gold color. Aromas of lemon, stone fruit and orange blossoms. Nicely structured Sauv Blanc- flavors of nectarine, peach, lemon and minerals.

🏅92 Points - Wilfred Wong — 4 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2022 | it is the simple choice at Oesterbar Anvers | paired with shrimp croquet | simplicity as characteristic of the true. Impressive. — 7 months ago

Jerry Raphael

8.9

Very nice drinker with some nice sweet fruit notes — 2 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

8.9

A little on the ripe side. Complex nose. — 3 years ago