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! — 8 years ago

Roman Sukley

9.5

2015 Little Wine is anything but. Berry and spice with subtle silky tannins. There's a finesse to this wine that just makes me keep coming back for more. A big wine that's light on its feet. 4 hour decant, the wine improves with air and changes over the course of the evening. — 8 years ago

Berg

9.3

Stupidly good unicorn bottle — 10 years ago

Stuart Robinson

9.2

Beautifully fresh. Briar, blackberry, even a little red fruit suggestive; light, lithe - yet with a framework that belies that. Simply delicious. — 10 years ago

Vadim Shaganski

9.1

Blend of three grapes (Sami in Georgian) Alexandreuli, Saperavi and Merlot. Fantastic. — 11 years ago

Dirk Pettigrew (Pirate)

Sales Pirate Cru Wines

9.5

Gotta love the dedication and efforts of Fazer McKinley — 12 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

Medium to full bodied and well made in a good vintage from vines planted in 1885 from the Ebenezer sub district of Barossa Valley. Drinking my Barossa Reds in what passes for Winter in Australia this year. Difficult to drink these big Reds in a Queensland summer. I am dreading summer later in the year. Rich ripe and predictable - But it is pretty delicious. I feel Sami-ODI gets more complexity and interest into their Reds than most. — 8 years ago

Chris Rose

10

Cracking wine. Big bold yet balanced. Exceptional — 8 years ago

Tyler Hensley

Account Manager at LDF Sales & Distributing

9.5

Mr. McKinley, when can we buy some Sami-Odi from Vine Street? — 9 years ago

with Chris

Tim Telli

9.5

Yum Yum :) — 10 years ago

Nestor Tsioustas

9.0

Powerful but with grace. Typical 2012 Barossa. Mr John Duval has producer a good wine. Structure, deep core fruit. Needs time, slightly closed. Purple dark inky colour. Plum, blackcurrant and vanilla are prominent. Chocolate with great acidity. Length of flavour falls short for me . I don't think this is in the same league as Standish or Sami Odi. Lacked X-factor. Cellar for 10+ years. 92 points. — 10 years ago

jerod peitsmeyer

9.9

3 fing liters of 2011 Sami — 11 years ago

Jonathan Wood

9.3

Barossa Shiraz doesn't get better than this. — 12 years ago

Robert Rothfield

9.3

Dark fruit, long finish...will improve with a little more cellar time — 8 years ago

with Warren

Lee Smith

9.7

With Sami Ghosn from Massaya, enjoying his great Colombier — 8 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

2013 vintage. One of the new wave of Artisan winemakers like our Delectable mate Fraser from Sami-Odi. Fresh juicy and funky. Just enough whole bunch acidity without over doing it. Silky but not delivering enough of the ripe fruit Grenache characters that one gets from old school old vine Grenache in The Vale. — 9 years ago

Louis Schofield

Sommelier/Wine Merchant East End Cellars

9.9

Absolutely screams Barossa but without being sweet, oaky or over-ripe. Black olives, carbon. So much intensity and depth but still the bottle disappeared too quickly. Great stuff. — 9 years ago

Pasi Ketolainen

9.1

2007: youthful freshness, delicious lemony fruittones with first signs of maturation, balanced and very pleasant. Drink 2020-25. Enjoyed with Sami & Meri with Kantabrian pork stew. — 10 years ago

Ehren Jordan

Owner/Winemaker Failla Wines

9.3

2008. Exceptional! Fraser is the MAN! — 10 years ago

Ben de Vin

9.5

Sami-Odi Little Wine #3 NV — 11 years ago