"Odedi"

9.2

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

Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.

Fruity nose and medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity and mouthfeel.

Showing black currants, plums, cooked cherries, cedar, chocolates, toast, licorice, spices, earth, tobacco and herbs.

Long finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.

This is a delicious Merlot based blend from Bordeaux. Rich and extracted. Nicely balanced and complex.

This 16 year old is starting to drink at its peak now, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.

Wine Advocate 96 points. Wine Spectator 96 points.

I've had the 2012 a few years ago, but this 2010 vintage is showing so much better.

Needs a couple of hours to open up properly, so be patient.

Good by itself as a sipping wine, or with food.

A blend of 55% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged for 17 months in French Oak barrels. Unfiltered and unfined.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$180. — 2 months ago

Matt Waring

9.1

Restrained blue-black fruit, velvety mouthfeel, lightly oaky and herbal. A delight — 3 months ago

Doug Powers

9.3

Sweet vanillin, dried red fruits, still quite fresh and clean, medium-bodied, resolved tannins, but the bright acidity really carries this into a long, lingering finish, my wife’s favorite Bordeaux, alas only a few more bottles left in the cellar!! — 4 months ago

with Jim

Bob Boyle

9.3

Opened the first night and not impressed, was closed but the following night it opened and morphed into a wonderful balanced wine with cocoa notes in the nose, full body and great finish. — 4 months ago

John Bratincevic

9.3

Didn’t take notes — I remember lush, graphite, and tasty. — 4 months ago

Rob DeShane

8.9

2019: sweet plum and spice box nose. Concentrated and powerful with robust tannins at this point. Medium long finish. I suspect this will be quite good in 3-5 years! — 5 months ago

KA

9.3

En magnum — 5 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Deep Ruby red color with aromas of ripe fruits with floral perfume and sweet earthy tones, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. On the palate flavors of blackberry and plum fruits, with pepper spice notes. Fine tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, floral and earthy spice character. Good now, has short-term aging potential. — 9 months ago

Pablo Cetlinski

9.1

It's a true deal in Trader Joe's!!!! $13 ! — 5 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.0

Decanted for a hour. Elegant with soft tannins. A smokey blackberry is on the palate. Easy to drink. Drink now over the next 5 or so years. — 9 years ago

Raul Puga

9.8

WOW. Just WOW. Celebrating my 28th wedding anniversary and this wine was stunning. Pop and pour deliciousness — 2 months ago

Juan Mendez

9.7

Enjoyed at Del Frisco — 2 months ago

with Allyson

Lawrence Bernstein

9.0

2/26 beautiful bottle. Soft with lots of earth and power. 90 — 3 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2016 | has gained refinement with more cellaryears — 4 months ago

KP

9.4

High concentration. Full, balanced and beautiful of fig and baking spice. Silky tannins coat your tongue. Jammy fruit. Long finish. Light on the oak which I prefer. Low acidity. Enjoying with beef tenderloin. — 4 months ago

KP

9.5

Beautiful, quintessential nose! Silky and balanced from start to finish. Not trying to be too bold but it doesn’t disappear either. Truly enjoyable Bordeaux and I would absolutely buy it again — 5 months ago

Fabio Franchella

9.2

Superintense in the nose. Torf, rauch, speckig, teerig, leichtenzedernote, viel rückaromen. Nir och dezente dunkelkirschige frucht — 5 months ago

with Xenia

Todd Anderson

9.3

A lovely wine that is drinking very lovely right now. I personally like 14.5% wines vs the big jammy versions for their balance so this fits my tastes perfectly. Very glad I bought a futures case back in the day. Enjoy sooner rather than later. Cheers! — 7 months ago

Chris Buggy

9.1

Raspberry, blackberry, currant, big thick mouthfeel, long finish, tannins for days, but put together…you need something big to eat with this one, and luckily I had just the thing-pigs foot stuffed with sweetbread and foie gras — 9 months ago

with Jennifer

John Breeden

9.0

Paired with steak au poivre. — 8 years ago

Nick Ferrall

9.3

Showing lots of depth - especially for the price point. — 10 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2023 vintage. Resto cost $14.50 or so per bottle. Excellent value for a step above entry-level red Bordeaux. Structure, fruit and purpose. 3.27.26. — 2 months ago

Brett Wise

9.5

Glossy currant w some oak — 2 months ago

Heather Rostker

9.4

Going back in time for this one. Let it sit a little and it opened right up. — 3 months ago

with Emmett and Brian

Steven Lee

9.1

Normal aged bordeaux character but should drink earlier — 4 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.3

2016 vintage. 75 Merlot and 25 /Cabernet Franc).Owned by the Vauthier family (of Ausone fame),this is one of their cheaper offerings. The 2016 drinks well now. I like the rather restrained style of this wine, with its distinctive minerality. Don't expect a flashy "sweet" style, but more of an understated, gastronomic wine. Moreover, it doesn't break the bank. Abv. 13,5%. Even better the next day. — 4 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.4

2022 vintage. The Cuveliers are doing a great job here. Their Clos Fourtet might not be for everyone's wallet, but this should make you happy too. Another great 2022, and the best Côte de Baleau I have ever tasted. Black cherries, subtle oak, and flowers. Concentrated, with layers of ripe red and black fruit, embedded in a silky tannic structure with fresh balancing acidity. Highly recommended and terrific value. — 5 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

1990 vintage. Last tasted slightly over 3 years ago (8.7). Solid fill and cork. Not decanted. Tasted after two hours. A curious, fecal nose that never dissipated but nose didn’t invade the flavors that were earthy and spicy. This was immeasurably improved over the last encounter. Based on this visit, could go another 2-3 years at this level. 11.21.25. — 6 months ago

Kland Aida

9.7

Probably my favorite St. Emillion. First had it at a restaurant in St. Emillion (2006 vintage?) and brought some back home. Had several 2009 vintage bottles since. Love this wine. — 9 months ago

with Zach

Pat Taylor

9.0

The nose is different. Much more woodsy and less fruit than I’d have imagined. The flavour profile was blackberry based and again, some wood. Some eucalyptus and green grass. Also some wet soil and cloves. The tannins weren’t a punch in the face by any means, but also haven’t haven’t completely softened as you might expect in a ten year-old. The palate was uninspiring as there was a watery-ness in the mid palate. I’m not sure whether this is over the hill or just not quite there yet and in a dumb phase? Will wait and see for the final two bottles. Solid, I guess. Not yet amazing. — 7 years ago