"Odedi"

9.3

99 POINT WINE

Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim. Not showing much age.

Fruity nose with cedar and chocolates notes.

Full bodied and elegant, soft and smooth.

Dry on the palate with medium-plus acidity.

Showing black currants, plums, cedar, cooked cherries, spices, light vanilla, tobacco leaf, herbs, dark chocolates, peppercorn, pencil lead and dark coffee.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.

This is a delicious Napa Cabernet Sauvignon based Bordeaux blend. Nicely balanced and peaking now.

Rich and fruit forward with nice complexity and a great mouthfeel.

Good right out of the bottle, and better after 2 hours of airtime.

Robert Parker 99 points. Wine Spectator 94 points.

Will continue to drink beautifully in the next 5 to 7 years.

Good by itself or with food, like a nice piece of steak.

A blend of 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Cabernet Franc, 8% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot.

14.8% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$350. — 2 months ago

Norman Gennaro

9.1

Nice but missing umphoof — 2 years ago

Megan

9.0

This is 2019 Ovid Experiment W6.9.
I have really been looking forward to trying this one (my first Ovid white!), and this gorgeous sunny day presented me ample time to sit on the patio and contemplate it! Bright tropical notes on the nose. But I think the real beauty is the texture. It’s like a flower blossoming on your tongue. The floral bouquet of the Rhone varietals makes a strong appearance mid palate. — 3 years ago

Mike Evans

9.4

Rich and ripe but balanced and not overwhelmed by oak. — 5 months ago

Nathan Renfro

9.3

Dark ruby. Red fruit nose. Medium bodied. Silky soft tannins even right out of the bottle. Fruit forward, lots of oak, earthy, mushroom, hint of dark chocolate on the finish. Medium finish. Drinking well now. — a year ago

Philip Patston

9.0

Very enjoyable Riesling. Not overly complex but enough layers to be interesting and food friendly. — 3 years ago

Jay Eagan

9.4

What a vintage on Pritchard Hill! This is THE go to in this zip code (way under The neighbors are Ovid & Colgin. I can’t believe this is 7 years from vintage - it’s still very young with lots of currant and blueberry with mocha. Tannins kick in in the mid palate and a lengthy finish. With a rack of lamb - proof God loves us! — 4 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2019 vintage. Nice but overpriced, part ii. 10.18.23. — 6 months ago

Shay A

9.4

I’m at 94-95 here. Upside over the next 5-10yrs.

Purchased during a visit to Melka back in ‘21. This 2017 ended up being the favorite red wine of the tasting (though the ‘16 SB was my overall favorite). Pritchard Hill fruit next to Ovid. 70 cab/20 CabFranc /10 petit Verdot.

Purple in the glass. Sports the entire fruit spectrum (red, blue, black) but trends darker toward the finish. Expensive oak but it’s really pretty (doesn’t come across as too oak driven). For the vintage, this is elegant and integrating nicely. Fruit is very pure (blueberries, blackberries, plum) with baking spices (cinnamon and vanilla) with a vein of mineral/graphite down the middle. Consumed from decanter over 3hrs and left a glass for the next day…improved over time, but this was already starting to open for business.

I opened this alongside two other 2017 Napa cabs with a small group for a check-in on the vintage. MacDonald was the winner, Kinsman Rhadamanthus was the most unique, this Melka fit in-between style wise (more modern than the other two). — 9 months ago

Rob Sternthal

9.5

Last of the weekend Ovids and exactly what I was referring to in other posts. The Experiment reds are generally fantastic. Bold and rich and unique. @Matt Duncan these last two wines are what makes Ovid special. — 4 years ago

with Daniel