"Odedi"

8.9

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Red fruits on the nose with earth, spices, chocolate notes and herbs.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with cherries, red currants, earth, light wood, spices, espresso, herbs, green vegetables and peppercorn.

Short finish with grippy tannins and tart cranberries.

This is an interesting take on a Chianti from Alexander Valley. Still young, and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly, but a good food wine right now.

Showing nice complexity, but still a little grippy, once it opens up.
Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years and see how it evolves.

Will pair nicely with Pizza, or with Pasta with red sauce.

A field blend of Sangiovese with a touch of Canaiolo Nero, Malvasia, and Trebbiano. Aged in used French oak barrels for 17 months. A tiny production of only 1,300 bottles.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$85. — 19 days ago

Ron from VA

9.3

Fantastic at eight years old! Vibrant dark/red fruit… a touch of thyme and a pinch of rosemary. Michael Shaps built this and you can tell. Fantastic attack (cherry sweetness) and the mid palate is just a tango of balance (slightly stewed fruit and herbs)…
Medium finish but delightful in staying inside the boundaries for what this wine is meant to do — 9 months ago

K Brooks

9.0

Delicious wine with Pat’s grilled filet mignon ($24). Fruity and smooth finish. — 4 years ago

Alton Komori

9.3

2015- $49 Last Bottle - Solid Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon. — 6 years ago

Christos

9.1

Dark fruit, cherries, anise, and tobacco on the nose. Very dry wine. Dried fig, vanilla, more dark fruits, more cherry, and chocolate. Long finish of leather and oak. Drink now. Decant for an hour. — 6 years ago

with Fotini

Abby Hood

9.5

Nice wine for the price. Bought at Trader Joe’s. — 8 years ago

Chris Albin

Winemaker, Azari Vineyards Winemaker, Corskcrew Wines

9.2

Everything I love about Syrah, but a bit softer and fruitier — 5 months ago

Doug Powers

9.0

Lovely dark purple color, the Shiraz is black pepper and spice, with a quite tannic profile, the Viognier provides some lovely floral notes and acidity, longish finish, should easily improve for 2-4 more years. — 7 months ago

with Jim

Tree Kilpatrick

9.0

Smells like funky-town. Flavors are great with licorice and berry sauce. Complex. — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

In 1879, 2 brothers decided to set up a wine business, C.V.N.E., Compañía Vinicola del Norte de España (Northern Spanish Wine Company) or la Cuné, as it is commonly known in Haro, was created and still kept in traditional neighborhood of Haro station today. Deep Ruby with ripe berry aromas and complex spices, 85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano, 5% Mazuelo. On the palate blackberry, cherry and sweet currant with herb, leather and pepper spice. Fine tannins, well balanced good depth and structure on a long finish. — 6 years ago

Ben Posl

9.0

2018 vintage is good. — 7 years ago

Chris Anton

9.6

Love this Merlot! — 8 years ago

Andrew Davidoff

9.4

Very impressive. 10 yrs on. Drinking perfectly. — 8 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

8.9

Decent cab, actually surprisingly good for Yolo county. — 6 months ago

Michael Walker

10

Stellar, up there with the Testarossa — 6 months ago

Donald Williams

9.4

With veal and quince stew, fabulous. — 2 years ago

with Bonnie

Nik Weinberg-Lynn

9.3

Somewhat muted nose full of baking spices. Beautiful flavors of cranberry, ginger, milling spices, and forest floor that just goes on and on. — 5 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.2

Intriguing & unique Cab. Spicy red fruit in the nose & through the palate. This yields some smoky/spicy notes on the mid palate & through the finish. Plenty of tannic structure persisting here. Under appreciated producer outside of Washington. Very nice bottle of Cabernet. — 6 years ago

Alec Jeffery

9.2

Complex, youthful on the lighter style. Would buy more. — 8 years ago

Robert Evans Jr

9.3

Wine of the afternoon. Hints of Plum & would not think of this as an 05 — 8 years ago

with Craig and Hugh