"Odedi"

9.0

Pale lemon in color.

Nose of citrus, green apples, earth, herbs, river rocks, green vegetables and minerals.

Medium bodied with medium plus acidity. Crisp and refreshing.

Dry on the palate with green apples, light grapefruits, limes, earth, sea salt, bitter herbs and spices.

Tangy finish with limes and herbs.

This is an interesting Sauvignon Blanc from Napa Valley. Nicely balanced with nice complexity. Fresh and easy drinking.

Earthy nose and a bit fruitier on the palate. Feels more like one from the Loire Valley.

Much earthier and than the 2024 vintage that I had last year, which I loved.

Feels like it needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly. Would be nice to revisit it in a couple of years.

Good right out of the bottle and a good food wine.

100% Sauvignon Blanc grapes were hand picked and fermented in stainless steel vats.

14.1% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$25. — 2 months ago

Daniel M

9.4

I usually don't care too much for gewurtztraminer but when it reaches that level... No one in their right mind could say it's bad...
The color is deep golden amber. The nose shows orange peel, rose, honey, fresh cinamon rolls, apricot and lychee... It's so layered and complex! I'm blown away...
The palate is dry yet the mouthfeel is thick, not unlike a much sweeter wine. There is a massive acid drive and probably some sugar which is very balanced by that sheer acid drive. Honey and apricot and lychee touches blossom all around and make this wine truly charming. There are some spices too, like white pepper notes, that bring an extra layer of complexity. The finish is long-lasting, fresh, fruity and peppery. This is a masterpiece, really. I had very little expectations given its age but man, what a wine! 15% abv and you can't feel it at all. — 3 years ago

Chris A

8.9

For me, the understatement-ness of this Chard makes it favorite - everything from the minerality, citrus and smooth vanilla-like notes all hang just behind the curtain as this delivers a crisp finish sip after sip after sip. No oak bombs here - this is quality craftsmanship as delivers in a subtle glass of Chard from the old country. Travel may be off limits right now, but man I am so happy I can go to France via this bottle! — 6 years ago

Arden Barnett

9.1

I could drink this wine every night. Not too simple, not too complex. Notes of vanilla, baked red apples, fluffy lemon curd, and the right amount of minerality. Served with fresh bay scallops, sautéed spinach, and a tomato Beurre Blanc. Benjamin Leroux is the man! — 7 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

1999 vintage. This review a bit of a mixed bag. “Inherited” this bottle and had been looking sideways at it for the better part of three years. Fill decent but both the front and back labels pretty trashed. The foil up top a tad crimped in places. Ugly duckling syndrome. See a ton of this at work and occasionally able to resuscitate what appears to be an abused bottle. Cut off the foil and there was some seepage at the top trapped between the cork and the foil. Not good. Extracted the cork in three passes (3!!!) with the Durand. Cork was half saturated and dunzo. Did not decant. Color was on point at least. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. 14.1% ABV. Less than expected sed. Poured out a fifth of a glass and let sit for 2-3 mins. Nose was big white pepper, roasted cashews and white sage…three notes that I don’t come across often over the years with Napa cabbage and flavors were hidden beneath for a spell. Gave it 15 minutes. That initial nose dissipated and a bit of magic unfolded. Light-medium body, cocoa powder, graphite, feminine, sumptuous milk chocolate, a little sweaty, dried legumes, spearmint, supremely resolved tannins. Echoes of Haut-Brion/La Mission Haut-Brion. This old-school, Stags Leap District Napa cab came through in the clutch. Seemed to gather strength the longer it was open. Given that this particular bottle was not exactly mint, more than a bit curious as to how a decently stored example of this wine would perform. Van the Man was right. Wild night is calling. Come on out and dance. 05.16.25. @Shay A — a year ago

Doggfather

9.3

Gave this 1.5 hours to breath - just right. Was our last purchase from Bologna - paired perfectly with hand made tagliatelle with pesto sausage — 5 years ago

Wulf Losee

9.4

2015 opened 2020. This is a wine with a soft beginning, but it explodes at the end. Black tea and tobacco on the nose. Ripe fruit on the front (cassis and blueberries), and, although the fruit is sweet, it’s very restrained. The tannins are also restrained, but at the same time they’re solid and smooth with a gentle mouth feel on the mid palate. And like the guiding hand of an old friend, with a gentle insistence they lead you into a room where there’s a surprise party waiting for you. And the band starts playing as you enter the room. It’s an unexpected finale which is pretty spectacular, with all sorts of high notes overlaid on deeper earth tones. Then the earth notes fade, leaving the high notes vibrating into a long finish. This wine can only get better, but it’s fantastic right now. NOTE: after an hour in the decanter this wine completely opens a up and begins to fade. Frankly, I find it more interesting right out of the bottle then from an hour in the decanter. — 6 years ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.3

Was looking for a Pinot with a bit more structure and opened up this - man, this has evolved beautifully over the last 2y! Showing such finesse & elegance right now, the tannins so fine & smooth and the fruit shining. This is really a beauty to open up now.
Red berries with undergrowth, some tree bark, a hint of exotic spice & orange zest, maybe a whiff of dark cherry. So fresh, so juicy, so enticing!!
On the palate this sings! Impeccably balanced, with great depth & elegance.
Wow. This is quite profound and a stunner!
What a beauty! — 2 years ago

Daniel M

9.2

Festive evening with friends right in the middle of the Beaujolais region. Bordeaux tonight, Beaujolais tomorrow... No notes

But man what a juice 🤤 — 5 years ago

Devin Bray

9.4

All fruit at Yarra Yering is hand-picked into 10kg picking buckets in the cool of the morning, and delivered direct to the winery. The fruit is sorted, then either destemmed or crushed into the traditional Yarra Yering “tea chest” 0.5-tonne open-fermenters. Depending on the variety, stalks may be added back during the fermentation stage in baskets for easy removal when there is just enough stalk tannin present.

Occasionally there will be some 100% whole bunch fermenters for use as a blending component. The stainless steel lined wooden tea chest fermenters were designed to hold just the right amount of fruit to fit into the basket press. During fermentation they are hand plunged for gentle tannin extraction, initiated naturally or sometimes with a specific cultured yeast strain.

Once fermentation is complete they will be basket pressed, preferred for its gentle separation of wine from the grape skins and seeds before being transferred via gravity to barrel.

Completes malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels.
Pleasingly unusual in its initial presentation, redolent of roasted carrots and turmeric, Indian spiced cauliflower. Resolves into a more familiar kalamata olive and ripe red fruit character, with some notes that push the profile towards a bigger, almost chocolatey, vanilla-laced Australian character with a velvety smooth, Syrah-like mouthfeel. The sweet glazed root vegetable flavors remain, quite welcome and delicious. — 5 years ago