Frank B

8.9

Not sure about it. Mouth feel is good earthy sanguine flavors that I am still processing. — 5 years ago

Bryan Kesting

9.0

Wine 3 of the tasting Friday evening. Green olives, sandalwood and rosemary. Ojai Vineyard Grenache/Syrah 50/50. — 6 years ago

with Scott

"Odedi"

8.9

Light gold in color with a green hue.

Pronounced nose of citrus, lemons, oak, vanilla, spices, grapefruits, pears and red apples.

Full bodied, buttery and smooth, with medium acidity and nice legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate with red apples, citrus, lemons, grapefruits, sea salt, white pepper, oak, vanilla and spices.

Medium plus on the finish with limes and almonds.

This is a very enjoyable California Chardonnay. Shows a very typical taste profile, with an above average quality and flavor.

Good by itself as a sipping wine, as it is not bitter. Nice length on the finish, which I liked.

This is a nice surprise. Enjoyable and gracious mouthfeel with nice complexity.

Better when not very cold to show the complexity.

I paired it with cheeses and nuts.

13.9% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$35. — 7 years ago

Sarah Stierch

Food & Wine Editor Sonoma Valley Sun

9.3

Holy crap — 8 years ago

Kierandecanted

9.3

John Sebastiano 🔥👌 — 8 years ago

Kenny Baldridge

9.3

Perennial favorite. — 9 years ago

Lauren Creaser

10

This is what I call a Chardonnay. Every chard should taste like this. Excellent acid, perfectly balanced and just straight delish. I would drink it every night if I could afford it! — 9 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.2

v14. Very enjoyable. Opaque color. Smokey, meaty nose. Juicy black cherry fruit. Earthy, black pepper, cola, chocolate finish. Nicely balanced. Note: awesome Smokey nose upon opening. — 5 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

Smoked meats, cherry and sugarplum in the nose. Said same follows through with a hint of cinnamon. Decently lengthy finish. Light-medium body. Best thing about this wine is that it walks the nearly impossibly thin tightrope between pinot noir (stylistically and body-wise) and syrah (while still having some back end chutzpah). Could match this up with nearly any meat or fish if you’re stupid enuff to spoil it with food. I think I paid $27 for it. May hafta go back for a case. — 6 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.4

A powerhouse - always delivers. Open/decant well in advance. — 7 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Founded in 1974 by Giuseppe Castiglioni, and now managed and owned by Sebastiano Cossia Castiglionii. Blend of sangiovese, merlot and cabernet, from organic grapes, lovely nose of fruit, floral and spice. On the palate cherry and plum flavors with earthy herb notes, touch of spicy cacao. Fine tannins, good balance, medium finish ending with earthy character. Nice value. — 8 years ago

Randmaster Flash

9.6

Dark and jammy — 8 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.2

Deep ruby color, pronounced primar aromas of ripe black fruits, secondary aromas of brown sugar, coffee and toffee. It has a fresh medium+ acidity, ripe soft tannins and high well integrated alcohol. Long finish. Can definitely age for 5-10 years. Truly #syrah the one way to recognize it's from #California is just a touch of sweetness and that alcohol, otherwise it would be very difficult to distinguish from any #worldclass #staritahills — 9 years ago

with -

Chris Grimm

9.2

Heady spice & amazing fruit. — 5 years ago

Eric

9.5

A magnificent Pinot from the Santa Rita Hills. Matthias casts his magic and the results are phenomenal. I would swear this was a Syrah, but not a drop. A perfect melody of bright berry notes together with deep, dark fruit that’s almost savory. A bargain at any price. @Delectable Wine this is the Backseat Freestyle. — 6 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.1

Bright cherries, raspberries. Classic Piedmont/ Nebbiolo rusticity. Expect that time will be kind. — 7 years ago

with William

Tobin Spratte

9.4

Complex, lasting aromas of tart cranberry, roses, mushroom, earth, orange peel, seawater, toffee, vanilla. Beautiful fall wine with aged, almost brown color. — 8 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

8.9

Crisp. Full-bodied. Floral nose. Peaches & pears in the palette. Dry finish. — 8 years ago

Melanie

9.0

Crowd-pleaser. Dark, yet easy drinking. — 9 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.0

Fading perhaps, but an elegant downside. The tar is subdued now and only apparent on the nose. The roses are everywhere and reflected even in the bricked color. The remaining fruit is high toned and elegant, with fig, olive, and bloody steak notes. Makes me think back to long lunches in a country Italian farm cafe. Nothing to do but eat, drink, and laugh. — 9 years ago