"Odedi"

9.1

Inky in color with a short purplish rim.

Fruity nose of red and black fruits with tobacco, oak, licorice, light vanilla, smoke, chocolates, barnyard and light herbs.

Full-bodied and smooth with medium plus acidity and fat legs.

Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, cooked cherries, spices, oak, licorice, light vanilla, tobacco, chocolates, light vegetables, coffee, light cola and peppercorn.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This young Syrah from Oregon is already drinking nicely, but needs 5 years in the bottle to mature properly. Rich and extracted, yet elegant.

Nicely balanced and spicy, with a soft mouthfeel.

Needs a couple of hours to open up properly, but good right out of the bottle too.

This Single Vineyard is soft and elegant. Smooth and fruit forward.

Not as good as the 2014 and 2019, but will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.

A good quality wine with good potential to become a 93+ point wine.

A small production of less than 1,600 bottles made. Unfined and unfiltered.

14.4% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$68. — 7 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.4

Had friends over for lunch on Saturday and had a match off with this 1997 Dominus with a 1997 Wynns John Riddoch - both from magnum. This Dominus I first tried at TriBeCa Grill in New York about 8 years ago and it was a wow wine for me. In fact the best Cabernet I had ever had outside of Bordeaux. No detailed notes but this was more savoury and less fruit driven than I remember. The consensus around the table was in favour of the Riddoch with me as the sole vote for the Dominus. No detailed tasting notes. — 5 years ago

Davin Holen

9.2

A rich blend. We have been looking for a blend that is at once affordable, but very drinkable. Marietta is our new table wine, especially the Christo. — 6 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

This is 93-94 this young. I was a little surprised they slotted this last in the tasting. I would have led with it. However, it didn’t end up being our last wine. Leslie was kind enough to open another.

Both plums, blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, mix of dark berry cola, nice, soft baking spices-nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, vanillin, grainy limestone, wet clay, dark, rich, forest floor, some dry herbs, excellent fresh & withering florals that are a combination of; dark, red, some blue and violets, nice round acidity, a smooth, elegant finish that softly structured, balanced and wire to wire smooth and elegant with a full minute finish.

Photos of; a pano of their stunning view of Pritchard Hill, Their dual sided wall of fame of bottles the staff at the estate have enjoyed and their tasting room table. They did an excellent job curating it. — 10 months ago

Shay A

9.5

A friend had a “reduction party” as he was needing to thin out his cellar. Definitely a party I’m happy to attend!

Had the 2012 Odette Reserve or 2012 Bryant Family not been on the table, this may have won the night. Whereas the other two were drinking deliciously, this displayed more youthful notes than I expected. The fruit here was really bright...candied black cherries, fresh blueberries and blackberries, baking spices, toasted oak, and savory charcoal. Nicely compact on the palate...bing cherries dusted in dark chocolate shavings, Black Forest cake, sandalwood, and smoked meat. If opening now, decant for a few hours. — 5 years ago

with Mark and Weston

Richard Alfred

9.2

12/5/18 at Harris’ with Bill Dritsas. Table in the back room near the bar and piano. Very nice steak place. Old-style SFO. — 6 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

At dinner following our son’s wedding. No notes but I do recall this as being excellent as it always is. Obviously too young but the class was there and the table loved it. — a year ago

with Hugh and Georgina

Todd Hoskin

9.1

Table red wine. For the price ($10 US or so) it was quite excellent. Even the ladies enjoyed. — 2 years ago

jesus g

Hospitality Schramsberg Vineyards

10

This vertical was Spott on... lol
All textbook Cabernets (Bordeaux blends) operating at a very high level. The wines appropriately represented their region, as well as their vintage. It was like worlds sharpest conductor instructing his/her orchestra never skipping a beat. The 12 Spottswoode was soft, juicy and deliciously ripe. The 13 Continuum a bit dry with firm tannin and a commanding presence at the dinner table. The 14 J. Davies- Jamie was calm, collected and fragile with silky integrated tannins, and long uplifting finish. And of course two grilled 16 ounce bone in ribeyes with a classic hollandaise sauce and baked potato. — 5 years ago

David Thibodeau

9.3

Knights of the Wine Table #10 — 6 years ago