"Odedi"

9.1

Deep gold in color.

Strong nose of citrus, apples, lemons, oak, vanilla, mediterranean spices, light earth, herbs and honeysuckle.

Medium plus in body and creamy, with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with yellow apples, citrus, pears, oak, light vanilla, spices, herbs, earth and white pepper.

Long finish with limes and marzipan notes.

This 3 year old Chardonnay from Russian River Valley is drinking very nicely now, although a bit young, and needs a couple of years in the bottle to mature properly.

Fruit forward and oaky, with nice balance. Complex and engaging, rich and entertaining.

Good right out of the bottle, and good by itself as a sipping wine.

Buttery, with a soft mouthfeel. Elegant and tangy. Feels like a young white Burgundy.

Would be nice to revisit it in 3 years, and see how it evolves.

Really enjoyed the nose, and better when not too cold.

100% Chardonnay grapes were aged in (30% new) French Oak barrels for 10 months.

13.6% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$40. — 5 days ago

Turd Ferguson

9.3

Fun wine to try with some age. Very light color. A bit of tar. Some doodoo. // edit: changing my tune on this one. After a lot of air and even into second day, this has turned into a real gem. Smoky smooth restrained bright long. — 6 months ago

Turd Ferguson

9.2

Melon/pear. Restraint. Nice weight. Enough acid. Hint of caramel on the finish. Very tasty. — 7 months ago

Billy L.

9.1

Paired nicely with Bone-In Ribeye 🥩 Cheers 🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻 — a year ago

Donald Williams

9.5

Gary Farrell makes wines that age. This was no exception. — 5 years ago

with Bonnie

Sophia Rodriguez

9.3

Clay loved it. Soph liked but not as much as clay but would drink again. — 6 years ago

Andy@andyberke.com

9.1

Very nice. Lots of strawberry — 3 days ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.5

v17. Delicious, well done! Barrel room nose of fruit remnants, and toasted vanilla . Fresh, deep, rich black currant and cassis fruit. Long, slightly astringent , dry chalky chocolate and leather finish. — 2 months ago

Kristian Salvesen

9.0

Very nice and smooth — 6 months ago

Turd Ferguson

9.2

Needs an hour of air then it’s lean and clean. 13.3%. Pear, apple , citrus, some herbs. No wonky oak or butter. Very nice. Would never guess RRV. Pair with wild mushrooms and polenta. — 7 months ago

garry post

9.4

Amazing, excellent Pinot Noir. No sign of obvious aging, lovely balance and plenty of fruit and character.

This was a bottle of the 2011 consumed in December 2023. Wonderful. — 3 years ago

Cristhiane Diana

9.9

2018 Olivet Lane Vineyard Chardonnay
750ML SKU: GFVCH181OV
$45 — 5 years ago

Kirk F

9.1

Drinking very well. Quaranzin! — 6 years ago

Ken Venezio

9.3

Darker than most Pinots in the glass. Love the dense cherry opener. Raspberries and blackberries mid with a strong cola finish and just a bit of spice . Not the dusty earth you find in Oregon, but this will drink well all night. I've always been a fan of RRV Pinots done right. This delivers. — 14 days ago

Turd Ferguson

9.1

There’s a bitter savoriness to this that makes it a really excellent food wine. Better on day two. — 5 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.1

From a very old vineyard. Medium color saturation. I love the nose: classic Dry Creek Zin scents of exceedingly pure spicy blackberry juice, a bit of dark raspberry, and warm sandstoney gravel. Really nice balance on the palate. Surprisingly lip-smacking acidity zips along the somewhat austere (for a Zin) and minerally flavors. Structured almost like a left bank Bordeaux. I really like this . . . but . . . it’s just a tad leaner and more reserved on the palate than my ideal. That said, this will age slowly for a Zin and would pair with a wide variety of meals. Only 14.5% alc., mercifully. 9.1 for now but may go a bit higher in a few years. — 7 months ago

Sam Friedland

9.1

Very nice, blackberries, restrained tannins — a year ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2020 | Licorice in smell, cherries, blackberries, I thought it to be pinot noir because it has a certain frivoliy. Wine with a story. Good effort. — 3 years ago

Rock Roll

9.1

1989 held up very well. — 5 years ago

Jonathan Salky

9.4

This wine is hitting on all cylinders. Full bodied, fruit forward, lots of cherries and no more tannins. Wish I had more. — 6 years ago