
Mario and I had this at Charter Oak in Napa Valley… delicious! — 2 years ago
Charter Club selection — 7 years ago
Great with steak...prob 92 in 2 yrs — 10 years ago
Big zin for a big day — 10 years ago
Pair well w the Charter Oak cheese burger. — 2 years ago
Amazing. Full bodied, rich velvet, smooth finish. Awesome! — 7 years ago
Great corkage from Michael. At Charter Oak. Yummy 😋 — 8 years ago
With starters at charter oak — a year ago
Brought out to Napa during our annual trip. While at Charter Oak, I saw another bottle of SamiOdi on a table and when I went to introduce myself to the gentlemen enjoying the wine, it ended up being Tegan Passalacqua! Small world.
An unvintaged assemblage composed of casks from 2022 (49%), 2021 (23%), 2020 (11%), 2019 (8%), 2018 (1%), 2017 (4%), 2016 (2%) & 2015 (2%).
Followed over a few days. Aromatics remained unchanged (still one of, if not my favorite wine to smell) with intoxicating dark florals, high-toned blue and black berries, cassis, plum and sweet espresso. Good bit of tannin the first day but beautifully smooth on the last day. A bit more compact core of dark rich fruits here than previous editions with menthol as well. As usual for Fraser’s SamiOdi wines, these sport Aussie fruit without going too hot or the punch from oak. Fresh and bright, yet powerful. Love it, as always. — 2 years ago
Tasted blind: Dried tobacco, dried cranberry, blackcherry, clove, leather, and tar This turns oxidative with a short glass decant (open in bottle for a few hours). Shows Madeira like charter, think burnt sugar and tar. Baking and anise spice notes on the palate. Medium minus tannin. Still very acidic. Carmel and cherry jubilee leas on a rich and reduced finish, with secondary vanilla and clove flavors hinting a at and oak presence. Blown away by the layers, depth and evolution here. Suspected older Rioja. — 5 years ago
Charter vintage from Napa's first black winemaker. Perfectly mellowed, while still rich, ripe fruit flavor — 9 years ago
Strawberry nose. Very nice dark salmon color acidic - lime with a tinge of strawberry long. For a rose not flabby at all like some Provence roses this has real charter! — 10 years ago
Dave
Forgot I had this. Very similar to Eagle Rare, most likely the same mashbill. A little bit higher proof, though. It's like Buffalo Trace with a little extra everything. — a year ago