Bob McDonald

9.4

This Little Wine #6 is a blend of 2016 (47%), 2015 (44%), 2013 (5%), and 2012 (4%) - all good vintages and sourced from that precious old vine material in the Dallwitz vineyard. This wine had an array of black fruits of berry, cherry and currant with hints of spice including clove on the nose. Fraser seems to have a process of picking early so his wines even in ripe vintages like those in the blend are not porty. Always finishing with those silky tannins. A lovely wine at a good price. — 5 years ago

Emily MacKinnon

9.2

Breakfast bubbles. — 6 years ago

TheSkip

9.2

I really enjoyed this! Such wonderful tension between the explosive fruits and acid that kept it all in check! Imported by the smartest Australian importer @Ronnie Sanders (because he’s the guy who recognized @Fraser McKinley‘s genius, as well as Elaina Brooks).

If you see Vine Street Imports, buy! — 7 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.1

Bay leaf, jalapeño, tomato paste, plums, black currant, cedar and pencil lead. Beautiful balance and lovely array of aromatics. Solid wine — 7 years ago

Chris Gillespie

8.9

Love these single varietals and the gorge has seen good years! — 7 years ago

Roman Sukley

9.8

Revisiting the Mahé & Ribo Syrah in honor of Sami-Odi taking the number 4 slot of James Suckling's "Top Australian Wines Of 2016." It's now had an additional 8 weeks rest in my cellar since I last sampled it shortly after its arrival to our shores. Wow! Inky purple color with a brooding nose of dark fruits , anise and sweet spices. Super silky tannins which perfectly compliment the dark fruits. A luxurious mouth feel bordering on savory-ness. Full-bodied and vibrant with beautiful structure. Lingering finish. This is not your classic/typical "sweet" Australian Shiraz ( my guess is that Fraser harvests rather early), but the fruit purity and overall structure speaks for itself. Congrats Fraser! I look forward to a long relationship. — 8 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

2013 vintage. One of the new wave of Artisan winemakers like our Delectable mate Fraser from Sami-Odi. Fresh juicy and funky. Just enough whole bunch acidity without over doing it. Silky but not delivering enough of the ripe fruit Grenache characters that one gets from old school old vine Grenache in The Vale. — 9 years ago

Dimes

8.9

For a Washingtonian wine on the upper half of the scale but just can’t throw above a 9 — 5 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

Very dense ruby. Aromas of ripe black plum with a note of prune. Silky palate showing its old vine origins / supple slippery tannins. This wine is instantly loveable by all who taste it and ridiculous value at only $38 back when I bought it. To pay that amount for what is essentially a hand made wine of small production from ancient Shiraz vines is a wonderful thing and explains why Fraser sells out every year in a few weeks. This is my oldest Little Wine (#4) which combines vintages 2012, 2013 and 2014 - all good vintages. Just bought Fraser’s latest offering from the 2018 vintage today - includes Little Wine #9 — 6 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.2

Beautiful smoke, olive and floral scents fight for attention. A very silky and expressive palate with wonderful fruit concentration. Thank you @Fraser McKinley for motivating me. — 7 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.6

Great balance
Barossa at its top shape
🙏🙏👍 — 7 years ago

Jason and Jennie

9.0

Merlot monday. Solid 30 dollar wine from napa.

Preparing my wine contribution for saturday's festivities. Showing some friends around livermore wineries so picked out some wines to show the terroir. These are my top 5 livermore wineries. And a couple napa wines for dinner as well.

2001 Kalin Semillon
2001 Kalin Sauv blanc
2016 Nottingham Fraser Howard Chard
2016 Occasio Chard
2015 Murrieta's Well Chard
2015 Murrieta's Well tempranillo
2009 Steven Kent Premier cab

2014 hunnicutt cuvee equite
2014 d.r. Stephens collateral cabernet — 8 years ago

The Schwartz

9.4

Loving this wine. Can't wait to see where it goes in years to come @Fraser McKinley — 9 years ago

Roman Sukley

9.5

Have I mentioned that this guy is a hell of a winemaker? @Fraser McKinley — 9 years ago

Rob Owen

9.5

Excellent depth. Went beautifully with a delicate smoked salmon and then a fabulous veal osso bucco — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

As with all of the top Cuvées of Sami Odi there is a lot going on with the wine as a product of ancient vines going back to 1912. Ripe plums, black olive, earth, some game and meaty notes and prune. Bold flavours delivered with a trademark silky texture with supple fluid tannins. Rich chocolatey notes on the palate mingling with the ripe plum. Followers of Sami Odi will know that Fraser often blends 2 or 3 vintages but with “Baby Tui” the 2012 vintage was so good that it stood alone. The unusual and attractive label is apparently a collection of vintage match box labels belonging to Fraser’s grandmother I believe. Correct me if I’m wrong. I have one of these gems left in the cellar. — 5 years ago

TheSkip

9.5

Words cannot describe the genius of @Fraser McKinley His wines are a masterpiece, especially so on the nose. Lithe and completely complete! — 7 years ago

Jake Rubash

9.6

Our first Sami Odi. Stunner of a Syrah. Balanced and nuanced but layers and layers of flavor. @Fraser McKinley you da man. — 7 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.4

35% Cinsault, 35% Grenache 30% Mourvèdre. A dead ringer for a Provençal Rose. Vibrant strawberry & raspberry notes with a wonderfully dry acid backbone. One of my favorite WA producers upping their Rose game. Excellent. — 8 years ago

TheSkip

9.1

One of my favorite dinners was on the menu here at Chez Skip - cassoulet! And my knowledge of wine pairing is as sophisticated as a toddler eating spaghetti, I said to myself - hey I am eating French food and I like this French wine, so hey why not? And that was that. But as wine can be, it evoked its memory of when I had it first. I remember sitting out in the patio and being impressed with it. I thought to myself I could really enjoy French wines, but as history has shown, that was clearly a short lived notion.

Knowing it had been some time, I had an odd feeling, so I checked my Delectable history. Indeed, this was the very first wine I had rated!

So, to my friends, do you remember your first wine on here? Was it anything memorable? @philip Angino @Martin A. Cody @Shay Aldriedge @Anthony Lombardi @Sharon B @Bill Bender @Bob McDonald @dan boedeker @Brian Tuite @Greg Ballington @Matthew Beninati @Carl Fischer @Ryan Carey @MaJ CappS @Roman Sukley @Daryl Calhoun @David L @Palmer Emmitt @Eric Shanks @Evan Bienstock @Fraser McKinley @Jean-Francois Pelletier @jesus g @Martin G Rivard @Henrik Poulsen @Christanna Honer @Isaac Pirolo @Rob Brobst III @Jim Trobaugh @Jody Scharf @Joe Lucca @Kim Stanbro @Rafael Landestoy @Ryan M @Mo Salem @Mike Smith @Mike R @"Odedi" @Paul T @Ron R @Shawn R @Janet Ross (and anyone else I accidentally left off!) — 9 years ago