"Odedi"

9.1

Purple in color with a wide purplish rim.

Fruity nose of blackberries, blueberries, sweet strawberries, plums, wood, licorice, spices, dark chocolates, earth, pencil lead, peppercorn and tobacco.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity. Smooth with long legs.

Dry on the palate, and fruity with blueberries, cherries, plums, oak, vanilla, spices, licorice, earth, meats, green vegetables, herbs, chocolates and peppercorn.

Nice length on the finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.

What a great Zinfandel from Sonoma County, California. Getting into the drinking range now. Well balanced with nice complexity and interesting acidity.
Good as a sipping wine, all by itself or with food. Good right out of the bottle and better as it opens up (1 hour).

This is not the jammy Californian Zinfandel one might be used to. Spicy and interesting. I really enjoyed it this time.

This 4 year old is drinking very nicely now. I had this vintage a couple of years ago, and it was not very enjoyable. What a difference a couple of years in the bottle has done...

Could use a few more years to become even better.

Wine Spectator 92 points.

14.8% alcohol by volume. — 9 years ago

Moe Li

9.2

Fruity and delicious perfect with food — 10 years ago

Ted Corvey

9.2

After Alyssa Milano, Barbera was my 2nd true Italian love. This wine rekindled that flame. Flavors of black cherry, currant, with light oak touches. Wonderful food wine, can pair with anything. If you have been longing for a go to weeknight red, look no further big QPR. #winekylecandrink — 10 years ago

Monica Halloran

9.3

Love this rose just to sip in the summer or is great with spicy food. — 11 years ago

John Krouse

9.1

Lovely fruit on the palate. Easily drinkable. Not especially complex and no real late palate. Good food wine. — 11 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

The 07 is drinking nicely. Quite a nice pairing with spicy Chinese food tonight. Handles the heat very well. Essence of ginger root, graham crackers, huge lime taste, lemon, green apple, melons, grapefruit, glycerine, petroleum and a slate finish. — 11 years ago

Allie Quady

9.4

Rarely can I enjoy a wine as much without food as with food. And I'm not a natural fan of Italian wines so this is a rare surprise. Very well balanced and restrained for an Italian red. Delicious with our roast chicken tonight. Tannins are not to heavy, balanced with earthiness. A great wine to drink long into the evening. — 11 years ago

Lee Ann Berk

9.1

Good with spicy food. (Paella) — 12 years ago

Diane Colangelo

9.9

Good alone and with food — 13 years ago

Darren Dittrich

9.4

Finally... the 2013s are ready to drink. Perfect acidity and balance, great with food. Restrained, age-worthy. 14.7% ABV — 9 years ago

Debra Hill

9.9

Favorite white on weeknight — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.2

There is Dolcetto, and then there is Roagna Dolcetto. I have been drinking this since the 2006 or so vintage and this is the best version yet. Cheap, generous, with snap and juicy dark red fruits. Gulpable with a bowl of pasta, a harmonious pairing with sage spiked lamb bolognese. Only 12% abv!! Back up the truck and drink it right away, this is best fresh and not for aging. #roagna — 10 years ago

Lindsay Irving

9.5

My favorite red wine! Plum notes and easy to drink - no food needed! — 10 years ago

Austen Ito

9.0

Black pepper, red cherries, high acidity and soft tannins. Perfect food wine. — 11 years ago

Johanna O'Rourke

9.0

Deep red. Dark cherry and blueberry notes with a sweet lick of vanilla. Some smoked meats with live acidity. Great chianti Classico and excellent food wine. 90 pts. — 11 years ago

Michael Edward Lynch

9.7

Delicious finely balanced wine, which requires time to breathe and good food to accompany it. First-class vintage. — 11 years ago

Ki Punwar

Owner, California Wine Republic

9.5

Awesome wine and Thai food — 11 years ago

Mark Schmidt

9.0

Surprisingly light and fruity. Works well with wide variety of food. — 11 years ago

Kelly Dorrance

9.7

Perfect accompaniment with Thai food. — 12 years ago

Judy Williamson

9.8

Great with food — 13 years ago

Lawrence Asrikin

9.0

Slightly fuller bodied than most Barbera. Thyme, blueberry, and hints of pepper. Goes amazingly well with food. Try with something rustic like lamb or beef stew. — 10 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.1

Bright, waxy, oxidative, citrus, nutty, balanced food friendly deliciousness. What a deal at the price! — 10 years ago

Kate Stefaniak

9.5

Loved this. Great with Italian food — 10 years ago

Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.1

Lovely white, with great fruit and very restrained oxidative overtones, typical of the Tondonia white. Very nice food wine — 10 years ago

Charles Caldas

9.0

So pure and food friendly. Bright vibrant and simply delicious. — 11 years ago

Michael Maskaleris

9.0

Great wine with any Italian food and grilled meats. — 11 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

8.9

Hot rocks, crunchy red fruit, cinnamon. Perhaps a touch less acidity than I expect from this wine, but that's a quibble. Needs food. — 11 years ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.3

With @Doug Burress burgers, this bottle was magic! Dry, firm and great with food. Tomorrow I buy my case! Thanks for the wine dad! — 11 years ago

with Doug, Cleora and 1 other

Cory Fierro

9.4

This has all the hallmarks of a quality zinfandel, down to the jammy red fruits and pepperish nose. What sets it apart is the first notes I smelled when I stuck my nose in the glass: gorgeous red and purple flowers that offer grace and beauty to an otherwise behemoth of a wine. At 15.9% abv this wine drinks even higher, if you can believe that. Drink with food, but enjoy regardless. — 11 years ago

with Liz

Paul Weil

9.5

Bright apple flavors, not too sweet with a light cirrus bite at the end. Perfect accompaniment to spicy Asian food but goes well with Ethiopian or Jamaican also. — 13 years ago