"Odedi"

9.1

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

Inky in color with a wide reddish rim.

Fruity nose of fresh cherries, plums, currants, light cedar, earth, herbs, chocolates and black pepper.

Full-bodied with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with black currants, black plums, cooked cherries, cedar, spices, toast, licorice, chocolates, tobacco herbs, earth and light vinaigrette.

Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a very tasty Merlot from Napa Valley. Rich and fruit forward. Elegant and very complex.

Good right out of the bottle, and better after an hour of airtime.

This 12 year old Single Vineyard Merlot is nicely balanced and still drinking at its peak.

Good by itself or with food.

A blend of 92% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc.

14.6% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$150. — 2 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2014 | makes my day, wine a point with a pork chop and leftover vegetables. — 10 months ago

Marc Ouellette

9.4

Starts with fragrant Austrian cherries 🍒 and hint of Madagascar vanilla to boot! A light to medium body along with a refined sweetness at the end. Supple, ripe and a detectable wine to share with those you love most! — 6 years ago

Peter Zandbergen

9.5

Needs time — 7 years ago

with Sophie

Mary Rossillo

9.3

Green pepper — 8 years ago

Lev Markov

9.0

Cigar box, veggies, red berries, licorice — 8 years ago

Brooke Swalm

9.0

Bright and fresh with hints of peach and pear. — 8 years ago

Thomas Johnson

9.0

Nice and dry wine — 2 months ago

Mike Lev

9.0

Med+body, citrus, tropical, gulpable — 4 months ago

Charlie Gourlis

8.9

Full bodied, apples and brioche on the nose and mouth. Good not great — 3 years ago

John Kartunen

8.9

Good acidity up front, toast and Granny Smith apples. A bit austere. — 6 years ago

Rhonely Boy

9.0

Lighter bodied, red fruit & berry, slight baking spice a hint of earthy, med acid & tannin, bright & friendly, some Gamay-like qualities. — 7 years ago

Mike Barthel

9.1

Jean-Louise brought this over — 7 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.0

Great , what do think of my fingernail polish?? — 8 years ago

with TwiLea

Willie Carter

9.4

One of the most genuinely delightful champagnes I’ve tasted in forever. Such great vim and vigor shown here. A deep, golden color in the glass with pleasant perlage. The nose is immediately charming with an abundance of crisp green apples and roasted nuts. Mild spices with red cherries for days along with the customary bread aromas.

If pure Meunier champagnes have no fans, then I am dead. As expected, Bereche offers one of the finest expressions of the grape. Electric and alive with just the right acidity and intense minerality running throughout. Very expressive with nice depth at this early stage in its life. The palate displays more brioche and apple notes. Almonds, cherries, and a slight touch of lemon zest. One of the most interesting wines I’ve had in a while and utterly delicious. — 3 months ago

JKT

9.1

As previous, still an enticing bracing lively lovely white to ring in Year of the Horse at Cindy’s — 5 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2020 — 4 years ago

Fredybeans

8.9

Robe jaune clair
Nez légèrement exotique et poire
Bouche fraîche et mûre simple et finale ne basculant pas dans le lourd et moi grâce à une pointe d amertume — 7 years ago

Severn G

9.2

On the Lawn at Tanglewood this afternoon with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our conductor Andris Nelsons is leading GERSHWIN (Piano Concerto in F), GERSHWIN (Variations on “I Got Rhythm,” for piano and orchestra) and STRAVINSKY (Petrushka) with the amazing Jean-Yves Thibaude as the piano soloist on the two first works presented today. Jean-Yves is by far among our favorite pianists to grace the Koussevitzky Shed stage, so graceful, yet poignant!

Hot days call for cool wines, today there are some fun ones planned for sharing.

Nose has crazy apricot flesh, orange blossom, grapefruit zest and pineapple.

Palate has pleasurable acidity with citrus bias, sweet impressions but dry finish, glass coating viscosity. — 7 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.0

27 April 2018. Verre de Terre, New York, NY. — 8 years ago