"Odedi"

9.1

It's time for some Merlot on this MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity.

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

Tangy finish with soft tannins.

This 5-year-old Merlot from Napa Valley is peaking now, and drinking very nicely. Fruit forward with an elegant mouthfeel.

Wine Spectator 91 points.

Good by itself as a sipping wine, and good for parties. Good with food too.

A blend of 77% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot and 2% Syrah. Aged in French oak barrels for 18 months.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$35. — 10 months ago

Ryan Mullins

9.4

Something about the depth and spice reminds me of tempier — 6 years ago

Anne Ricci

8.9

Big dark berry slightly spicy cola nose. Big chewey fruity blackberry cherry, herbal, tea, juicy acid medium tannin. Yum — 7 years ago

Patrick Fishman

10

Very good. Smooth & bold — 8 years ago

with Dana

Patrick Herrington

9.5

Chewy Cherry tobacco Yountville sourced Bordeaux like blend with long legs! Wow. More more more! — 9 years ago

Richard Steinberg

9.6

Ridiculous after 2 hours in decanter. Close to perfection. Black fruit. Ever lasting gob stopper of cab. — 11 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.1

Blind dinner, open theme, at Little Cat Lodge, Hillsdale, NY.

(From our cellar.) — a year ago

Chu Capalleja

9.1

Solid wine- dark cherry note; great aerated — 6 years ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

11.18. Good stuff. Paired well with the rib eye. Enjoyed the flavor and easy to drink. — 7 years ago

Brandon T

9.1

Bit of a fruit bomb. Solid but not a ton going on here. — 7 years ago

with JRM and Sam

Nikolay Dimitrov

9.5

Great fruit and structure. Could age for years to come. — 9 years ago

Anna Sangiacomo

9.3

We are having a flight from 2000 to 2004. A really delicious evening of tasting. — 10 years ago

with Meridith and Darlene Kardum

Nick Del Grande

9.1

Dry with some earthy tones. — 11 years ago

Tomi Kovanen

9.0

CostCo viini — 4 years ago

Karen Larson

9.0

Super smooth zin! Dark berries with spice on finish. Would be wonderful with Spicy ethnic or BBQ but great on its own — 5 years ago

with Craig

Kristin the Wine Girl

9.1

Just love the Bordeaux blend. Cab, cab franc, Merlot, petite Verdot. Jam on. — 7 years ago

Pete Talala

9.4

YES! 2h of decant and it starts to show its potential. Will revisit year from now. — 8 years ago

Alex Kegelmeyer

9.0

Citrusy with a strong aroma of orange zest, fresh coriander and sal del mar, finishing smoothly with a palate cleansing clean high acid taste. Pairs well with salmon, sautéed mushrooms, summer evenings. — 9 years ago

Nils W

9.6

Celebration Wine - it's big, deep and dark. Emperor class wine — 10 years ago

Lisa Schaffer

10

Smooth night for a cab. More like a merlot. — 12 years ago