"Odedi"

9.1

Deep purple in color with a short purple rim.

Pretty nose with wild flowers, red and black fruits, light oak, tobacco leaf, dark coffee, spices, dark chocolates, barnyard, light earth, herbs, licorice and black pepper.

Full-bodied and smooth with medium plus acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with cherries, raspberries, spices, light oak, licorice, dark chocolates, earth, tobacco, tar, vegetables, bitter herbs and peppercorn.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 9 year old Syrah from Northern Rhône is drinking very nicely now. Rich and fruit forward.

Extracted and in your face kind of wine. A little stinky, in a good way, as expected. Complex, elegant and smooth.

Peaking now and will continue to drink nicely in the next 7 years.

Good right out of the bottle and better with airtime. I had the 2016 not too long ago, and liked it better.

Good by itself and better with food.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$50. — 8 months ago

Jason Gelman

9.0

heavy pencil shavings and cigar smoke on the nose. black olive and green bell pepper too. color is definitely what you’d expect in a 20 year old wine. palate is consistent with nose, very bordeaux-lite. heavy cigar box. a lot of olive and herb tapenade character. some black pepper on the finish too. very savory overall. — 2 years ago

Manny Abascal

9.4

Floral, black pepper, paired with ribeye with peppercorn. The pairing was a 10. At home on NYE. Hoping 2022 will be safer and more social than 2021. HNY to all my Delectable friends. — 3 years ago

Michael Seely

9.3

Spank my ass and call me Sally, this wonderful 2008 hits the spot in aces! Very present, very alive. Pleasure sure! — 6 years ago

with Jeff and Joe

Robert May

9.6

Drank at Loam, Galway, Co. Claire Ireland amazing pepper — 7 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

This opened after an hour in the decanter. Sweet dark cherry & cassis fruits with smoked meats, black pepper, licorice & violets. Ripe, full bodied with complex aromatics. — 8 years ago

Joel Hammett

9.1

Old world savory Syrah. Lots of black pepper. Dark fruit. Little bit of funk/barnyard. What's not to like? — 8 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.0

Extremely well done — 9 years ago

Caleb Pietrafesa

9.4

Cherry, black currant, vanilla, earth, hints of oak and bell pepper. On the palate, cherry, ripe berries and balanced oak. Medium body. Medium, balanced tannins. Stays on the palate. — 10 years ago

Kevin Kaley

9.4

nice wine, smooth, nice fruit undertones and some pepper spice. enjoyed for Christmas dinner with smoked ribs and pinwheel steaks. — 10 years ago

Douglas Braun

9.3

2017 - Vintage -(throwing sediment) spiced boysenberry,white pepper, rose petal , spiced cake , softer tannins medium acidity beautiful wine — 9 months ago

Vanessa

9.2

Always reliably delicious!! Ready to pop and pour with its soft, velveteen tannins and robust, ripe black fruit notes such as cassis, blackberry, black cherry, also licorice, green bell pepper, nutmeg, cardamom, cedar, pencil shavings, clove, tobacco, and leather. — 2 years ago

with Deked1

Lauren Young

8.9

Pepper on the nose; fruit is subtle compared to the Blasi and more complex. Still feels young — 3 years ago

Tyler Elwell

9.0

Killer, pepper and fruit. Damn tasty. — 4 years ago

Mark Eastom

8.9

Drinking way above CDR. Pepper, spice, ash, earth, boysenberry, chalk, anise, dried herbs, ripe plum and a great soft finish. Worked great with the ribeye. — 6 years ago

Rob Krapf

9.0

Spicy, fruity, nice pepper and earth. — 7 years ago

Steve Gerths

9.0

Fresh shipment from Bedrock made of 80 year old vines. Nice cherry flavor with vanilla pepper finish — 7 years ago

Magnus Hillman

9.2

Fruity with black currants and raspberries as well as herbal spicy notes. Spicy arrival with pepper and licorice. Sweetness from prunes and raisins but also some brown sugar coming through. Get some raw bitterness towards the end and the tannins appear. Absolutely stunning! — 8 years ago

Marc On

Writer Originalverkorkt, Lobenbergs Gute Weine

9.2

Always a save bet, unfortunately so hard to get. In a great spot at the moment. Cherry, herbs and just a hint of green pepper on the cool & elegant nose. Nicely integrated tannins & acidity. Medium+ finish. — 9 years ago

John Harding

9.5

Vanilla and spice nose. Well rounded berry flavor with hints of spice. Long satisfying finish. Great wine. Had it in Austin for New Years. — 10 years ago

with Jenny

Jeffrey Woo

9.0

Dark ruby hue. Aromas of bell pepper, blackcurrant, cassis, oak, strawberry, vanilla. Plus body, with medium tannins and plus acid. Relatively short finish. Easy drinking. — 9 months ago

Hwee Ling Ho

9.4

Light red. Light wooden tannins. oak chocolate black fruit faint tobacco. Light meaty smelll. Taste of oak blackberry plum cherry chocolate raspberry black cherry licorice blackcurrant cedar strawberry fig light pepper Very deep I smell and taste. — a year ago

Mark Eastom

9.0

Love this wine and producer. Boysenberry, crushed rocks, fennel, pepper and great acid. — 3 years ago

Michal Rosenn

9.4

it's always a good night when rouge gorge is out. pepper, plum, and a delicious chinotto bite. — 4 years ago

Joe Weinberger

8.9

This is essentially a very dark Rosé, although it should not be served fridge-cold (aromatics were totally muted until this warmed up some). This went well with appetizers but it didn’t have that striking black pepper note that my favorite PdA wines display — 4 years ago

K Brooks

8.9

Pleasant aperitif. Moscato style presumably from Muscat grape, but varietals in blend not specified. A low alcohol (7.5), little sweet and little sparkling, fruit-forward wine. — 7 years ago

Paul J

9.3

Steve G's Retirement Celebration!! — 7 years ago

with Steve

Murat Rakhimzhan

9.3

Gorgeous wine with light ruby color!
Delicate aromas cherries, redcurrants, plums, red pepper, tobacco and bit of spices.
Perfect acidity and still young tannins.
In a taste cherries, redcurrants, meat, black pepper, strawberry jam, spices. — 8 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.2

2006 vintage. Medium ruby hue. Cedar, blackberry, black currant, some black liquorice, white pepper. Reasonably complex despite youthfulness. On the palate, medium minus body and medium acidity, medium plus concentration of flavour. Medium alcohol. Medium minus tannins - soft. Good length. There's a slight dilute, light feel about this wine. It might gain weight with a bit more age or some proper decanting. Very enjoyable. Drink now until 2026+ — 8 years ago

Pat Lomelo

9.2

Slightly better than the 05 with longer finish and more fruit — 10 years ago