"Odedi"

9.1

It's time for my #FridayCabernetfix. Here is a nice one from Red Hills.

Dark purple in color with a purplish rim.

Fruity nose of blackberries, raspberries, black plums, oak, light vanilla, licorice, herbs, tobacco leaf, earth, spices, chocolates, dark coffee and black pepper.

Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with plums, cherries, black currants, oak, tobacco, licorice, peppercorn, coffee, cinnamon, earth, spices, light vegetables and herbs.

Medium plus on the finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a very tasty Cabernet Sauvignon from Lake County in California. Fruit forward with lots of coffee and chocolates notes.

Needs a few hours of airtime to open up, but drinkable right out of the bottle too. Big tannins come out after a couple of hours of air.

Showing nice complexity with a nice mouthfeel, but still very young, and needs five years in the bottle to mature properly. Would be nice to revisit it in 3 years. Will age nicely in the next 10 years.

I had the 2017 vintage a year ago and it is very consistent.

Easy drinking and good by itself or with food. Will pair nicely with BBQ Meats.

14.3% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$75. — 4 years ago

Kevin C

8.9

Deep rich, cherries, some underlying pepper. Dry, balanced tannins. A keeper, especially at this price. — 5 years ago

Jeff Orlowski

9.1

Vanilla and malt on nose. Full body, hint of acid, mildly dry. Lemon, apple, pears, and honey. — 6 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Jeff Orlowski

9.4

Medium body, dry, smooth, mildly acidic. Black cherries, bing cherries, and plum. Outstanding, Lynn Penney-Ash is amazing. — 6 years ago

with Michael and Joe

R. Dan Reid

9.1

Fill body spicy. Very dry. Very good! — 7 years ago

Nick Farrell

9.4

Wonderful, off-dry, very peachy. — 8 years ago

Steve Bozich

9.2

OK, yeah, I need champaign flutes. OTOH, if you're not on Sea Smoke's allotment list, you need to be. Beautiful blush, bone dry, minerally. Happy Holidays! 9.2, and a steal at their price. — 8 years ago

Jeff Orlowski

9.1

Very nice, full-bodied Chardonnay. Dry, acidic. Pears and some minerality. — 4 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Jeff Orlowski

9.3

Excellent Chardonnay. Full, dry, and complex. 93/100. — 5 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.1

Domaine Drouhin Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 2017: Medium-bodied. Bright red fruits on the nose and strawberry, raspberry, cherry & plum on the palate. Additionally, there is a light touch of forest floor, earthiness ending with a soft dry finish. Glad to be back supporting & enjoying some local outdoor dinner spots! Cheers🍷 — 5 years ago

"Odedi"

9.0

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish/ brick rim.

Fruity on the nose with blackberries, blackcurrants, black plums, chocolates, vanilla, spices, oak, licorice, black pepper, tobacco and light alcohol.

Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and very fruity on the palate with blackberries, plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice, spices, light earth, tobacco, chocolates, light vegetables, mocha, coffee and peppercorn.

Long tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cranberries.

This is a very nice Cabernet Sauvignon from California. Showing nice complexity with a great mouthfeel.

Good right out of the bottle, and better as it opens up. I gave it one hour, initially. After 90 minutes more earth notes come in, both on the nose and palate. Rich, soft, smooth and spicy.

Good by itself or with food. Will pair very nicely with grilled meats or a Burger. I paired it with cheeses and crackers.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$45. — 6 years ago

Madeleine Ray

9.4

Feeling nostalgic for our trip to Ridge drinking this. Wonderfully gushy with pure fruit just the slightest hint of potting soil and something beautiful in that realm, maybe petrichor. Silky tannins and just unreal integration of structure. A wonderful expression of both PS and Zin. — 7 years ago

with Gavin

Dave Glasser

9.0

Pinot that drinks like a cab. Very dry, almost evaporates on the tongue. — 8 years ago

Gerald Kelly

9.2

Great with a garlic-studded pork roast. Floral notes but dry — 8 years ago

Saray Tappin

9.3

Canilis - celebrating Tyler - playful fun dances upon the tastebuds with a crips light end dry acidity that brings a slow smile — 5 years ago

Jennifer Seaquist

9.2

It’s dry and refreshing and I already know I’m goin got buy this one again! — 5 years ago

Lorraine Hay

9.0

49% Cab Sav, 41% Merlot. A touch if Cab Franc and 1% petit Verdot. This is a Cab Sav Merlot blend although advertised as a Meritage. Very nice. Lovely on the nose. Fruity with dry finish. — 5 years ago

Kimberly Schelling

9.0

Great substance with a nice finish. On the dry side but not overly so — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Thought it would be good timing to finally try Rajat’s 2013 Bloom’s Field.

The nose straight out of the decanter gave a strong presence of potpourri laced candle wax. That has subsided now. The fruits are ripe, ruby; blackberries, black cherries, black raspberries, baked strawberries, some dry cranberries, raspberries with blackberries pulling up the rear. Nice evenly, soft, layered baking spices; clove, cinnamon, light nutmeg and gentle vanilla. Mixed dark berry cola, understated, black licorice, whiff of lightly grilled meats, black, fruit tea, limestone alluvial soils, dry crushed rocks, dark turned earth, dry herb blend, light, fresh tobacco notes, worn leather with a nice bouquet of; red, dark, purple and blue florals.

The body is, round, ruby and just full. Tannins still have adolescent teeth. The structure, tension could use some more time in bottle...length and balance have just hit their stride. Gorgeous mouthfeel. The fruits are ripe, ruby, a little gluey; blackberries, black cherries, black raspberries, baked strawberries, some dry cranberries, raspberries with blackberries pulling up the rear. Nice evenly, soft, layered baking spices; clove, cinnamon, light nutmeg and gentle vanilla. Mixed dark berry cola, dark spices, understated, black licorice, lightly grilled meats, black, fruit tea, limestone alluvial soils, dry crushed rocks, dry pebbles, moist, dark turned earth, dry herb blend, light, fresh tobacco notes, worn leather with a nice bouquet of; red, dark, purple and blue florals with gentle lavender on the back end. The acidity is a gentle rain shower. The beautiful finish is straight up; elegant, well balanced, seamless and persists nicely for minutes.

Paired with Kentucky Bourbon Marinated Chicken Skewers and Wild Rice.

Photos of; Bloom’s Field Vineyard, The Sommeliers Altas of Taste that Rajat & Jordan Macrat wrote. Good read if you are so inclined & of course, Master Sommelier/Owner/Winemaker-Rajat Parr.

Additional notes; Rajat has always loved Pinot and its many expressions from all over the world. After becoming one of the better & more well known Master Somms, it was his dream to make world class Pinot Noir. He is succeeding as his last few vintages have gotten very high notoriety. It was his 2015 Bloom’s Field that Master Sommelier Dustin Wilson featured in Somm 3 in his recreation of the Judgment of Paris with some of the best palates in NYC and again separately with The Godfather of Master Somms-Fred Dame, Author-Jancis Robinson & Steven Spurrier. — 6 years ago

James Webb

8.9

Great lemon filled expression of Pinot Blanc. Dry and full of life. — 8 years ago