"Odedi"

9.2

What a delicious 16 year old Bordeaux from Saint Julien.

Dark ruby in color with a wide brick rim.

Full-bodied with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing black fruits with cedar, licorice, coffee, light earth, herbs, spices, tobacco leaf and dark chocolates.

Elegant and easy drinking once it opens up. Needs 3 hours.

This second wine is drinking very nicely now, although not from a great vintage.

Good by itself as a sipping wine. Would also pair nicely with game meats or lamb dishes.

13% alcohol by volume.

92 points

$80. — 10 months ago

Edward Patten

9.2

Jammy, with cherries and red fruit. Roach of cinnamon — 6 years ago

Daniel M

8.9

Very profound nose which reminded me of a couple of bottles I had of clos du marquis. I said saint Julien but wasn’t sure. Blackcurrant, coffee, meat, tea... different layers. I was pretty sure at that point that it was a grand cru classé... the palate is not that wide and powerful. I thought then grand cru classé but in a small recent year. 2011 or 2013. The palate was evolving around an acid backbone with fine tannins and a lovely yet discreet fruit. Moderately long finish with fruit, coffee again and a pinch of salt. I finally went for haut marbuzet 2011. I was far away from it! Always trust a first impression. Superb nose, palate a bit under delivering when the nose raises such expectations. Overall lovely and well done. — 7 years ago

Robert Harmelin

9.3

75 Bordeaux in great shape from a very good — 9 years ago

Nick DiSanto

10

4/6/16 Red on Prospect. — 9 years ago

Paul Stagg

8.9

Tasty. And why not? It's New Years Eve. very Good. — 9 years ago

James McFadyen

Wine Consultant and Allocation Specialist at Spec's

8.9

Pretty, pretty pretty. Cellar stuffer. Lovely little drinker. 2011 — 10 years ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.2

Oldschool Classic at it’s best!
Surprisingly fresh in the nose with black currant leaf, a pleasant greenness, pencil shavings and a plethora of tertiary aromas.
On the palate this is rather light bodied with still quite youthful grippy tannins, juicy acidity and great length.
This is poised, has presence and really good length.
Classic!! — 3 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.0

Spices and nice dark and red fruit on the nose and palate, nice balance, medium bodied plus with a soft texture of tannins, good. 89-90

Notes constantes, un beau fruit, des épices, bien équilibré, assez puissant mais sans excès, des tannins approchables et de belle texture. 89-90 — 4 years ago

Philippe Dupuis

8.9

Nose all buttery and exotic, also showing a slight evolution. Mouth follows in texture and volume with medium + lenght. Julien Pilon’s wines are always show stoppers. — 7 years ago

with Phil

John Landis

9.3

Superb color; good stain on the cork. Deep cherry nose with rich Pinot flavors. Lovely balance and aftertaste. Good for another 10 years. — 8 years ago

Olivia Noren

9.5

A beautiful under the radar Bordeaux, fresh, silky, completely quaffable but still serious enough — 9 years ago

Philip Stumbo

9.0

Declassified Bordeaux. Phenomenal wine. — 9 years ago

Chantal Yang

8.9

When you can't get your hands on grand cru classes, a nice second or third wine from the chateaux ain't so bad. This needed to open but when it did, every sip was supple, balanced with notes of dark fruit. — 10 years ago

DC

9.0

Juice bomb. — 4 years ago

Aravind A

8.9

Popped yesterday. Notes from 24 hrs open. On the nose: va, blueberry, dark plum, a touch of creme de cassis. soft cedar. On the palate: good acidity, soft prune, bitter herbs, blackberry, soft tannin on the finish. Ok. — 4 years ago

Mo Salem

9.3

This wine has big potential. Needs a lot of rest. — 7 years ago

with Ron

Murphy Perng

8.9

Tar & roses — 8 years ago

Mac Hofeditz

9.5

Amazing 2005 bordeaux — 9 years ago

Paul Stefani

9.1

Great paring with lamb stew. You know It's good when you go for the decanter to pour yourself another glass and it's empty! — 10 years ago