"Odedi"

9.1

Dark gold in color.

Fruity nose of bruised apples, melons, light tropical fruits, light spices, oak and light herbs.

Full-bodied with medium minus acidity.

Dry on the palate with lemons, overripe citrus fruits, spices, light earth, light oak and white pepper.

Tangy finish with lemons and spices.

This 10 year old Chardonnay is still drinking very nicely, with nice complexity and a soft mouthfeel. Elegant and buttery.

Spicy and good by itself as a sipping wine.

Grapes were aged in (35% new) French Oak barrels for 12 months.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$25 (at release). — 3 months ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.5

Savory delight - currants, garrigue, tannins. Developing but seemingly early stage even at 15 years. Gastronomic and a terrific pairing with regional foods (braised Toulouse sausages & beans). Perfect provenance for this library release from Fass Selections @Lyle Fass — 3 years ago

with Alsu

Dana Brown

9.0

Notable for it’s juiciness and tellicherry pepper notes. — 5 years ago

Fredrik Finn

9.2

As the summer is slipping out of our hands, its time to to pop those complex reds that we’ve been lastning for. Produttori del Barbaresco is considered one of the best cooperatives in the world and its 2016 Barbaresco is a solid proof of that statement.
Restrained at first and needs a couple of hours in the decanter to reach its climax. True to its provenance its clasically crafted, and puts up complex profile of red cherries, rose hip, strawberries, spice, bitter orange and a volatile dried floral lift over a canvas of wet soil.
An offensive approach on the palate with a high acidity and a generous portion of mouth coating tannins that is well accompanied by a pronounced fruit profile with an evolving finish. Very good indeed, but is a couple of level behind to reach the higher tiers. — 6 years ago

Severn G

9.2

Nose has plum preserves, ripe raspberry, mahogany shavings, crushed dark chocolate bar, fresh sage, over-ripe cherry, mashed mulberry, dried brown bread and mild stemmy notes.

Palate has blackberry/plum jam, dried blueberry, ripe black currant, (light) baking spice, wet cedar shavings, dehydrated cranberry, dried raspberry, dry potting soil and dark chocolate (high cacao content). Tannins are mild, but subtle, finish is long and satisfying.

Decanted 3h, needs another 3-5h. Future bottles may be 2023-28 without concern. Purchased January 2006.

This Mt. Veeder vineyard was beleived a victim of the 2017 CA Wine Country fires; I'm not fully sure if the damage was limited to just buildings or vines may have also suffered losses.

24 Hour Update: This bottle has really accelerated! Nose is mostly melted dark chocolate and plum, damn! Palate is so silky smooth, cedar still notable, blackberry and dried raspberry has become prominent. Minimal tannins remain this evening. Stunning bottle! — 6 years ago

Rob Moose

9.1

I love this wine. So age worthy. Deeply mineral to start and then started to show its provenance after 3 hours. Love this — 7 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.2

Solid provenance and storage while aging. Tertiary notes but still some primary fruit left. #stjulien — 8 months ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.1

This is actually Geelong Chardonnay
Richer style than Henty or Ballarat chardys
Oak component more evident, but still not overwhelming
Long and quite elegant — 2 years ago

Doreen Kleindienst

9.3

Very nice smooth finish — 4 years ago

Rochelle

9.8

A total winner ! Full bodied jammy goodness — 5 years ago

Allyson Vaccaro-Pelton

9.6

Tastes like our honeymoon. I miss Napa! — 6 years ago

romo

9.3

Second bottle of questionable provenance. Nose kills it but the palate fails to follow through. Still fun. — 6 years ago

Jamie Durfee

9.7

Perfect timing on this one. Want more. Way too easy to drink and a little dangerous. Nice layers and complex wine. Diamond mountain never disappoints. — 6 years ago

Joe Roth

9.1

Still maturing. Took about 30 minutes to open up but then very smooth on the palate. — 6 years ago

with Jeff and Michael

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

Labelled Henty Chardonnay
This is a single vineyard at the moment cause they only source the grapes from one vineyard in Henty
I can nearly state that Victorian cool climate Chardonnay are starting to be quite recognisable
Very good, not rich, but very elegant
Not for everyone, but for the good palates
..i know i am being snob..
It can only get better — 2 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.1

Dark Fruit and Goodness abounds — 2 years ago

Joe Catanese

9.5

This is why I buy burgundy - wow. So happy to find 6 more w/solid provenance after opening this bottle. PNP and it still outdid the Faiveley with a 3 hour decant. Faiveley was also fantastic. — 4 years ago

Alex Lallos

Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant

9.8

Birthday wine!!! Best example of 82 margaux I’ve tasted. Perfectly stored. Deep and dark mahogany color with minimal bricking. Absolutely beautiful nose of red currant, cassis, dried rose petals, pencil shavings, fresh green tobacco and cedar. Some noticeable green character and earthiness that is definitely ‘margaux’. We could not believe how young this still is. Provenance was perfect. Came out of an unbroken owc. Elegant yet powerful at the same time. Could easily last another 20 years yet so beautiful on its (and my) 39th bday. — 5 years ago

with Lee

Ryan Vento

8.9

Lovely, simple SB. Perfect pairing to a fresh tomato salad 🍅 — 6 years ago

with Krystal

Nagib Nasr

9.1

Had 2013 on April 2020. Smooth, dry and lots of red fruits flavors. Opened up rather quickly. — 6 years ago

with Muriel and Wissam