"Odedi"

9.1

Deep purple in color with a wide purplish rim.

Fruity nose of black currants, plums, cooked cherries, spices, oak, licorice, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, and light vegetables.

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

Dry on the palate with blackberries, plums, stewed cherries, oak, licorice, light vanilla, tobacco, peppercorn, espresso, chocolates, light earth, and herbs.

Tangy finish with medium tannins and tangy raspberries.

This young Cabernet Sauvignon from Paso Robles is starting to drink nicely. Fruit forward with nice complexity.

The alcohol is still noticeable, but will get more integrated with more time in the bottle. Spicy and entertaining with good structure.

Good right out of the bottle, and much better after 2 hours in the decanter.

Still young, and needs a couple of years in the bottle to mature properly. Will continue to age nicely over the next 5 to 7 years.

Nicely balanced and good by itself as a sipping wine.

A blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petite Sirah and 5% Merlot. Aged for 15 months in (35% new) French oak barrels.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$30. — 7 days ago

Kent Kuusinen

9.1

Very nice dark bramble fruit, and nice finish — 8 years ago

Carol Kellett

9.0

This 2004 is still going strong! — 10 years ago

Monique Blanchard

8.9

Drank after Postmark, St Supery and a 2009 cake bread Cellars Dancing Bear Ranch (Howell Mountain)cab sav/Franc and drank better than I thought — 3 years ago

Claire Diekema

9.1

Very tasty. Fruity. Deep. — 4 years ago

Erin Weinstein

9.7

Wonderful Zin Blend. Nice richness and full body. — 10 years ago

with stephanie and Andy

Tyson Stuart

10

Magnum night! — 12 years ago

"Odedi"

8.9

Time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday.

Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.

Fruity nose of black currants, chocolates, cherries, oak, light vanilla, spices, dark coffee and black pepper.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with black plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice, spices, tobacco, herbs and black pepper.

Short finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a nice Merlot from Napa Valley. Drinks more generic than that, though. Feels like a California Cabernet.

An entry-level Napa Merlot made by Duckhorn. Has some residual sugar to balance it out. Showing mild complexity with a tangy finish.

Wine Enthusiasts 88 points.

Good right out of the bottle, and better after a couple of hours.

Easy drinking and a good everyday wine.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$30. — 4 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.5

Nose has ripe plum, cedar cigar box, lavender, dried blueberries, dried black currant, licorice candy, mashed black cherries with light alcohol heat (assumed from the Zinfandel).

Palate has over-ripe plum, blackberry, milk chocolate, granite dust, violets, cocoa powder, ripe blackberries with still present tannins and a long finish. Spectacular. Drink Magnum's on this 2020-2030, when in proper storage. Based on this evenings performance, I suspect this will be in prime enjoyment 2024+.

1500ml bottle bought from the winery in October 2008; a blend of 58% Zinfandel, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon.

A perfect pairing to amazing seasoned and grilled NY Strip steaks from Kinderhook Farm (Valatie, NY), pulled at 125° and will rested afterwards, barely needed knives this evening! — 4 years ago