Bob McDonald

9.5

No formal notes. Rich plummy aromas and obviously the product of old vines. Standish has somewhat of a cult wine following in Australia and sells out quickly. I have a variety in my cellar covering 3 Cuvées but yet to open because of the youth of the wines. Rich without weight or heaviness - easy to love. I would argue no better than Sami Odi at less money for the latter. David Trumper, former Delectable correspondent, was a huge fan of Standish. — 2 years ago

Lee Ibarra

9.4

Such a baby I’ll see you in 6 years — 3 years ago

Robert Rothfield

9.6

An intense wine....exuberant nose, long finish and layers of red fruits and acidity that create a tension that is impossible to resist — 4 years ago

Robert Rothfield

9.5

Unbelievable nose, vibrant dark fruit with long, long finish...great bottle that reminds me of Sami Odi wines — 5 years ago

Mike R

9.6

Hello and sit up - this bad boy wine is in the room - fruit boom - and complex - thank you again @Shawn R — 5 years ago

with Shawn

Shay A

9.6

Another 4th Friday for the books! Insane pulls this month to follow up the most epic month (April) that we’ve ever had!

Incredibly fortunate to taste this side by side with the Sami-Odi. This had more of a beef jerky/smoked meat nose, and the palate was less floral and more peppercorn, blackberry, currant and incredibly full bodied without being overbearing. Been on the list for a year or two...hope to get an offer soon! Awesome pull by @Keith Fisher ! — 6 years ago

with Mark and Weston

Ron R

9.4

Parked the Sam Odi, and went for this.
Restrained Napa cab masquerading as a Bdx. Extremely well done. — 2 years ago

with Anne-marie

Bryan Kesting

9.5

Beautiful, dark and inky purple fruit. Earthy and savory with dusty tannins. Should go the distance. — 3 years ago

Stanley Barrios

9.7

The most structured Sami Odi I’ve tasted. Great density and complexity with plenty of fruit and the consistently seductive nose I’ve found with these wines. Really appealing stuff here. — 4 years ago

Brandon T

9.4

Prefer the 6 to the 7, but it’s splitting hairs - they’re both great. Could smell this 5 feet away, tremendous structure and will only get better. — 5 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

“Ruit Hora” is a line of poetry from the Odi Barbare collection of poems by Giosue Carducci and translates to “The Hour Hastens.” A blend of 65% Merlot, 25% Cab Sauv, 5% Petit Verdot & 5% Syrah. Aromas of dark fruits and pleasant noticeable spice. On the palate blackberry and sweet cherry, cacao and vanilla flavors. Nicely balanced, soft tannins, opened quickly, lingering ending with fruit and gentle smoky oak. — 5 years ago

Shay A

9.6

Annual Man Cave dinner. 80+ wines accompanied by zebra, oryx, buffalo, bison and any other African meat you can imagine.

I bought some of these earlier this year but have been holding them. Luckily, someone brought a bottle so that I could check in on them. The nose on this blew me away...reminded me of a Sami-Odi wine in the way it was heavy, without being overbearing. Floral (violets, lavender) but also fruit (ripe, fresh squeezed blackberries) and smoked meat (mainly peppered strip). Love the low ABV (<13%). This is likely best enjoyed over the next 5 years. Wonderful bottle from @Arden Barnett . — 5 years ago

with Arden, Jack and 2 others

Roman Sukley

9.9

2008 Sami-Odi 'Hoffmann Dallwitz' MCMXII Syrah
Sourced from 94 vines, planted between 1888 & 1912.
Harvested 14th March 2008.
Yields of 32 hectolitres per hectare.
388 Bottles filled.
Label: ‘Villie-Morgon’ postcard;
Image sourced Paris 2008. A special treat from my friends @chuck_gudas in conspiracy with @fraser_mckinley, a rare treat of an early Sami-Odi offering. We decanted this wine for several hours, and then re-visited 24 hours later, and the wine continued to evolve and improve. Explosive nose of freshly baked cherry pie. More bright red fruits on the palate with a brambley undertone, and soft silky tannins. Wonderful mouth feel with a long, lingering finish. Thank you Chuck and Fraser! — 7 years ago

Ben Savin

9.0

Not so fruity, light, on the drier side. Very drinkable. Would buy again to drink while cooking. Drank while making Pati Jinich’s chicken tinga with Sami in a severe heat wave/drought and record dangerous levels of AQI due to Canadian wild fires. — 3 years ago

Simon Gilligan

9.6

Amazingly plush fruited, blackcurrent, raspberry, violet, widely spread on the palette, licorice, a bit of sarsaparilla, spice, ripe pillowy tannin with great length. Great freshness given the spread of vintages in this. — 3 years ago

October Cleveland

9.2

Bob nailed it 👌 — 3 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Tasted twice. “Ruit Hora” is a line of poetry from the Odi Barbare collection of poems by Giosue Carducci and translates to “The Hour Hastens.” A blend of 65% Merlot, 25% Cab Sauv, 5% Petit Verdot & 5% Syrah. Aromas of dark fruits and pleasant noticeable spice. On the palate blackberry and sweet cherry, cacao and vanilla flavors. Nicely balanced, soft tannins, opened quickly, lingering ending with fruit and gentle smoky oak. Very Nice! — 5 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.4

Whoa mama! I think I might have found a near-rival to the Sami-Odi. Emphasis is on 'near.' This wine has POWER. Next to a 2012 Lillian, it just seemed to have more going on. This one in my opinion does not go to the savory meaty side, and is maybe a little bit more to the fruit side. Powerful black fruit, baking spices, nutmeg, caramel apple, plums, hint of grilled meat that I was getting more on the finish. Also quite peppery on the finish. Really nice. This one could probably be cellared for another decade at a minimum, but a really nice wine opened tonight! — 5 years ago

with Dan, Shay and 1 other

Mackenzie H

9.3

Soft, round, fruity. Made by excellent dudes who really care about their product. — 6 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.6

Great balance
Barossa at its top shape
🙏🙏👍 — 6 years ago