"Odedi"

9.2

Deep inky in color with a short reddish rim.

Fruity nose of black currants, black plums, blackberries, vanilla, cedar, licorice, light cola, eucalyptus, chocolates, Indian spices and peppercorn.

Full-bodied and elegant with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and fruit forward on the palate with blackberries, black currants, cooked cherries, raspberries, peppercorn, chocolates, spices and light oak.

Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and cranberries.

This young Cabernet Sauvignon from Atlas Peak in Napa Valley is already drinking beautifully. Nicely balanced with a soft mouthfeel. Elegant and rich. Fruit forward and complex.

Still young and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly, but already enjoyable even by itself.

Needed 2 hours to open up properly, so be patient. Well worth the wait. Loved the nose once it opened up.

Tangy and interesting to drink by itself or with food. Paired nicely with my Ox tail.

A tiny production of only 6 barrels.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$75. — a month ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

Delicious. Complex nose has plenty of ooozing, sappy dark cherry fruit, a decent amount of toasty, clove-like French oak, spice, warm moist loam. The palate is more minerally, with lots of crushed rock and salinity. Bone dry, but with mouth-clinging dark cherry extract. As slight bitter note at the tail end of the finish, which is long. The acids are there but soft, and there’s some very soft tannin, so this will certainly age at least a few years.

UPDATE: On night 2, the oak is much better integrated and the wine is more settled and complex. Upping from 9.2 to 9.3. — 3 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

This is a very elegant Chianti. The color looked a little dull and amber-ish when poured, but Benjamin-Buttoned and gained luminescence and youthfulness with air. Nose has deep, ripe, slightly dried cherry, violets, a kiss of vanilla, and sandstoney gravel. Soft, mouthfilling, nice acids. Fruity up front, with slightly tart cherry-syrup extract, turning savory on the soft, dry finish. Only slight detracting note is a tad bit of heat on the very tail. So good and entering its prime. — 3 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

Wow what a good value-priced St. Emmie. Detailed nose has cedar, green herbs, stony minerals, and, of course, deep plummy fruit (yay Merlot!). Soft and mouthfillingly textured, but it’s got nice balance. Rich fruit initially on the palate but turns savory on a very long tail. Really nice flavor intensity and persistence. Lots of integrated soft, chalky tannin will help this stay the course for several more years, but it’s delicious now. — 3 months ago

Kathryn McCarty

9.0

Lovely soft notes of raspberry and peach. Nicely balanced with almost no tannins. — 2 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

I can reliably be counted on to like Moulin-a-Vent the least, of all the Beaujolais crus. Usually I find them too tannic and astringent, and by the time that settles down, the Gamay fruit is gone. But . . . I like this one a lot. The tannins are nicely managed. Nose is quite complex, with underbrush, deep crumbly granite, and dark, plummy Gamay fruit. Almost a little animal note. In the mouth, it’s rich and minerally. Acids are a bit low (‘18 was hot!), but the balance is nice right now. Finish is long, with some very soft tannin making itself known at the tail end. Nice! — 3 years ago

Diane M. Napolitano

9.8

From Williston Park Wines and Spirits. Big jammy cherries, subtle spice, vanilla and chocolate swirl soft serve lol — 3 months ago

Raun Kupiec

9.2

A soft brioche, but with a creamy lightly honeyed and lemon tail. Very nice. Thumbs up for Swiss 1st class, they don’t mess about. — a year ago

Jess

9.0

Medium-deep ruby color.
Aromas of baked black fruit, vanilla
Dry. Flavors of baked blackberry, soft vanilla, fresh black fruit on the finish.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 3 years ago

Ron R

9.3

Classic super Tuscan. Already in the drinking zone. Plush, round and dense in the mouth. Nose is attenuated with hints of barrel toast. Mid palate is almost honied. Medium tannins with soft acidity. Nice long tail to finish. Almost no acidity to talk about. I’m not sure this can be cellared for too long.
Kesté, NYC. — 3 years ago

with Anne-marie