"Odedi"

9.1

This is a tasty Napa Cabernet. Showing black fruits, cedar, vanilla, licorice, tobacco, chocolates, mocha and coffee.

Full-bodied and smooth with soft tannins with nice length on the finish.

Good by itself or with food. Showing a nice mouthfeel with nice complexity. Spicy and tangy.

This will be beautiful in 5 years.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$80. — 7 years ago

Louis Martin

9.5

Delicate nose with a medium bodied and crisp and clean finish. — 9 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.2

Oh so balanced. So balanced as to border on boring but more than not object-able. Plus the non-boring bits: black pepper, green pepper, stewed blueberries with thyme (an obscure reference but try it and you'll see). This wine had just enough oomph and earth to lift it beyond a berry and tannin balanced beauty to a balanced beauty queen. — 9 years ago

Martin Redmond

9.2

Opaque slightly cloudy violet color with expansive floral, mixed black fruit, olives, and bacon fat aromas. On the palate it's medium/full bodied, with a harmonious structure, supple texture, sweet dusty tannins and abundant blackberry, plum, black raspberry, cacao, and subtle spice flavors and an appealing kiss of minerality. Long finish. 14% alcohol — 10 years ago

Spencer Cutter

9.1

Old school California Cab. Dark black fruit and herbal notes of eucalyptus and cedar. Balanced alcohol and body. Nice fruit but not over-ripe. Tannins dry the palate on the medium plus finish. Let this breath for 2 hours or age until 2020x — 10 years ago

Alicia Cypress

9.3

This is so well rounded! Dried flowers on the nose, followed by a palate with cherry up front and black licorice (anise) that's been rolled around in the dirt and picked up some spice along the way on the finish. — 10 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.6

Better than I remember — 11 years ago

Mike Bolinder

9.0

Super hops meets super stout. Very hoppy, chocolate, and hints of coffee. — 11 years ago

MV

9.1

Blackberry jam and a black leather jacket on the nose. Nice depth. Still a bit young but worth a try now. Enjoyed with grilled steak, onions, and red peppers. — 11 years ago

Sean Crosbie

9.5

Rediscovered in the pantry.... Left behind by my father, who always enjoys a good bourbon. — 12 years ago

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9.6

Both juicy and zesty. Nice acidity to balance the red and black fruit. Super value for $22, and great w/BBQ chicken. — 13 years ago

Brendan Baker

9.2

Floral, med + acid, crunchy red and black fruits ⚡️😋 — 7 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

When Clos du Bois was founded in 1974, Sonoma County was better known for its prunes, walnuts and dairy farms than for its wine grapes. Dark ruby with aromas of black fruit with spicy herb notes. On the palate black cherry and blackberry flavors with toasty oak, cacao and some sweet spice. This full body wine had soft tannins and finished with earthy toasty oak. Good value! — 9 years ago

Richard Lewis

9.5

This is pretty incredible, even young - finding it difficult to unpack the complexities of the palate, actually. Black olive, and a suggestion of black fruit, mostly black currant, but not in a terribly jammy way. — 9 years ago

with Lynne

Joel Hammett

8.9

Black pepper, plum, and rubber on the nose. Decent acid, dark fruit and orange zest on the palate. A little sweeter than I'd have preferred. — 10 years ago

Richard Lewis

9.4

Inky as a frightened cuttlefish, intense black fruit without being voluptuous about it. — 10 years ago

with Lynne

Bill Morgan

9.1

Full bodied, black fruit and dried herbs silky smooth tannins — 10 years ago

with Steve

Byron C Mayes

8.9

Dark near-black purple that clings to the glass. Blackberry, black blueberry, caramel on the nose and full palate. Medium acidity. Medium tannins (appropriate for its age). Lengthy dark finish. Fine New World representation of the variety. — 11 years ago

Brandon Boesch

10

Best black lager I've ever had, consistent for years. — 11 years ago

Chip Cook

9.4

The King Kong of Syrah. Hugh black fruit. Big acidity and tannic+ that will develop complexity with age. Adventurous now, but will hit its prime 2017-2019.  — 11 years ago

with Paddy, Daniel and 1 other

Harris Goldberg

9.0

Red fruit on the nose. Black cherry, raspberry on the palate. Opened 12 hours ago. Balanced, but still very young. Give it more time in the cellar. — 13 years ago

Madeleine Ray

9.4

Bright high toned red fruit, black pepper skirts around edges of petrichor and a fleshy greenness that’s very understated. — 8 years ago

with Gavin

Matt Varrelman

9.2

Affordable and tasty. Cherry, plum, and spice (black pepper). Smooth with soft tannins. Nice earthiness. — 9 years ago

Abraham Lerner

9.2

Bright solid ripe black...berry, raspberry, cherry, framed with peach yogurt and black pepper on the finish. Full bodied with very well integrated alcohol. A personal favorite vineyard of mine with 100+ year old@ vines Style sits between Ridge and St Francis if you are familiar with their bottlings. — 9 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

From either the 3rd largest co-op in the world or in Europe. I think it's in Europe. Produttori is located in the heart of the tiny town of Barbaresco just to the right of the tower shown in the photo and up the street from Gaja. Also, one of the best Michelin stared restaurants for lunch we've ever had. As well, the best restaurant service we have experienced and it wasn't that pricey. For such large a co-op, they produce some outstanding value wines and some straight up excellent wines. This 09 is quite nice and one of their entry level value wines. A nice pair with my skillet lasagna. The wine shows more sour than sweet dark cherries, black raspberries, dry dark plums, touch of pouched strawberries, black cherry cola, dry dark florals bouquet, a light delicate herbaceous quality, dark soils with dry powdery crushed rocks with nice acidity. The balance of fruit & earth is improving as is the finish. It still needs at least 3-5 more years in bottle. Very nice wine under $30. A 9.0 on it's own with the skillet lasagna, 9.1-9.2. — 9 years ago

Josh Krieter

9.2

Herbaceous, toasty, black fruits, blueberry, vanilla oakiness. Well balanced, love this wine — 10 years ago

James Senior

9.6

Yummy. Black current notes. — 11 years ago

David L

9.1

06' amazing nose . Black raspberries, rich black cherry, granite. Nice acidity . 10+years remaining in this. — 11 years ago

Davis Anderson

Sales VOS Selections

9.0

This may be one of the best examples of Cali Syrah I've had in quite some times. Floral, meaty, with delicious black olives — 12 years ago

Antoine Pin

Wine Buyer Kroger/QFC

9.1

Thick, dark yet super easy to drink. Reminds me of Dixie Brewing's Blackened Voodoo. $4 / 89pts — 13 years ago