"Odedi"

9.0

Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.

Fruity nose and medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with mild complexity.

Showing red and black fruits with light wood, spices, coffee, dark chocolates, earth, tobacco leaf, herbs and peppercorn.

This 8 year old is drinking nicely now, and will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 7 years.

Nicely balanced with nice complexity. Smooth and entertaining.

I had this vintage 5 years ago and it is drinking better now.

Good by itself or with food.

A blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdot. Aged in (40% new) French oak barrels for 12 months.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$25. — 3 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, second wine of Château Paveil de Luze, aged for 12 months in French oak barrels, 25% new, deep Ruby with aromas of red berry fruits and cedar pepper spice. On the palate flavors of black fruits, currants and spicy notes. Lively acidity, fine tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, cacao and spicy oak. Drinking well now! — 15 days ago

Conrad Green

9.3

From mag. Really fresh and tasty with rounded plummy fruit. Black cherry and violets. Plush and long — 14 days ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Bob McDonald

9.4

The 2nd wine in the Downs Club First Growth Lunch last Saturday. A beautiful perfume. I’ve always thought that Margaux is very feminine whereas Latour is very masculine. Medium weight, very savoury, a delight to drink - fluid resolved tannins. No sign of coming from the hot drought year of 2003. The 1982 Margaux is still one of the best reds I’ve ever had. — 5 days ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

8.9

This producer ebbs and flows in the vintages. 2022 not a great year for them. Approachable now to a degree.

A Bordeaux to drink sooner while you wait on other more long in the tooth.

Surprisingly, the only Chateau in the event.

WS Grand Tour Las Vegas 2025. — 8 days ago

Conrad Green

9.3

From mag. soft raspberry fruit. Slightly tart. Very good purity. A little light compared to the wines alongside — 14 days ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

KP

9.7

Wow this is delicious! I paid $40 but would pay $100. Mellow nose but I get ripe plum up front and oak in the back. Very balanced throughout. More plum, slight cherry and touch of oak on palate. Low acidity. This is quintessential Bordeaux! — 25 days ago

Will Stanley

9.1

The 2016 Château Marquis d’Alesme hasn’t budged a bit since I last tasted it around four years ago. It remains a stoic, savoury Margaux with a herbaceous character and underlying inky, tangy fruit. It’s still quite shy, scarcely changing on the second night, and probably much too young still for enjoying.

Back goes the case with a big ‘do not touch’ stamp – probably for another four years.

May 2025 — 5 days ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

The US is now their #1 export market. You would be surprised at what some producers spend on labels. It is more than you think. All those countries, languages and different requirements for what needs to be written on them.

I think this is in a dumb faze or just closed down.

The nose is muted and not all that revealing. Soft blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, strawberries with powdery raspberries. Clayish soils, some clove, dark earth, very light herbs, notes of baking soda, sandalwood and dark withering flowers.

The palate is a little flat..showing stubbornness. Ripe but dullish; blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, strawberries & raspberries. Dry clayish soils, dry top soil, limestone minerals, dark spice, clove, dark, rich earth, very light herbs, notes of baking soda, sandalwood that falls into cedar, soft tobacco with dark withering flowers and violets, its acidity is very good, the finish while balanced, polished, somewhat elegant, lacks some complexity today and lasts a minute.

I would reserve a full assessment of this one tasting it again in 5+ years. It is in need of further evolution. — 18 days ago

Steve Mitchell

9.3

Medium tannins, smooth finish, ordered in Eze France. — 4 days ago