"Odedi"

9.1

It's time for some #Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Here is a nice surprise from Italy.

Ruby in color with a wide reddish, cloudy rim.

Strong nose of blueberries, cherries, raspberries, red currants, oak, light vegetables, vanilla, spices, earth, beef jerky, dark coffee and light barnyard.

Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity and thin legs.

Dry on the palate with cherries, strawberries, red currants, oak, tobacco, vegetables, earth, light vanilla, wet leaves, green vegetables, herbs and black pepper.

Tangy finish with soft tannins and tart raspberries.

This is a very nice Super Tuscan Merlot. Showing nice complexity with a soft mouthfeel. Drinking very nicely now as a 7 year old.

Needs 3 hours to open up properly and show some tannins and complexity. After 6 hours, big tannins come in. This has many years in it still.

Good by itself or with food. I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses. Goes really well with the Brie cheese.

100% Merlot Grapes were aged in oak barrels for 24 months.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$40. — 6 years ago

Ken Z

9.0

Drank 11/16/17. Tasting pour.

Nose of earth and leather. Suprisingly modest nose for a wine of this caliber. Palate of tar and black cherry, with firm, still unresolved tannins. I would age for at least 5 years. Rated on potential. For the price, I vastly prefer the plain Renieri bottling from the same year.

3/21/8/3/4 + 50 = 90 pts — 7 years ago

Robert Sherman

9.0

Graet wine. Full bodied. Spicy wild berry , ripe cherry with a silky texture. Additional aging for 'Riserva' adds complexity. — 8 years ago

Audrey Irvine

8.9

Smooth red — 9 years ago

Liz Bird

9.2

Big hit at my party. Everyone couldn’t stop talking about how good it was. — 6 years ago

Nihar Gupta

9.0

Solid Sangiovese. Little bro of brunello. Medium tannins. I’ll buy again for $20 from TW — 6 years ago

Ken Venezio

9.1

Loved this Super Tuscan Red Blend. 70% Cabernet and 30% Sangiovese. Licorice, cassis and cherry with a nice finish. — 8 years ago

Pam Mamourian

10

Not the Syrah - it's the Merlot blend. Beautiful wine, drink now. — 9 years ago

Monte McCullough

9.1

Blueberry, leather, small amount of citrus — 10 years ago

with Whit

Jay Svoboda

9.1

A really fun Bordeaux blend (Merlot dominant) grown exclusively in the Brunello di Montalcino region. Unfiltered, and it shows, the silty smoothness is fascinating. Red and black fruits, tootsie roll and hot earth are highlights of both the nose and palette. A very different type of Italian wine, but a fabulous super Tuscan. — 6 years ago

Ken Z

9.3

Nose with more earthy notes than the Renieri, more reminiscent of brunello. Black cherry, leather and tar also evident on the nose. Rich black cherry and cocoa powder mixed with earth, backed by firm tannins. Full body. Long finish with dark fruits and tar notes. Let this age a few more years.

4/22/9/4/4+ 50 = 93 pts — 7 years ago

Michael Olson

9.2

Excellent with Spaghetti. Very smooth. Purchased at Total Wine $15.99 — 8 years ago

with Carol

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Good balance with concentrated fruit. Nice earthy and leathery tones. Should continue to develop nicely over next several years. — 9 years ago