"Odedi"

9.2

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

Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.

Pretty nose of black currants, black plums, cherries, light cedar, licorice, chocolates, black pepper, black tea, herbs and spices.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with black plums, cooked cherries, currants, light oak, spices, chocolates, light black tea, licorice, herbs, coffee, tobacco leaf and black pepper.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.

This young Merlot from Sonoma County is already drinking beautifully, but needs a few more years in the bottle to mature properly.

Fruit forward and very elegant, with nice complexity and a soft mouthfeel. Spicy, tangy and entertaining. Feels like a Right Bank Bordeaux.

I've had an older vintage of this Merlot not too long ago, and it was drinking even better. Will continue to age nicely in the next 25 years. Has good potential to become a 96+ point wine.

A great sipping wine that will also pair nicely with food.

A blend of 90% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 4% Malbec. Aged for 16 months in (95% new) French oak barrels.

14.1% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$500. — a day ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Beautiful salmon color. GSC Provence Rose Blend. Aromas and flavors of ripe red berries with hints of citrus and red flowers. Brimming with minerality and acidity. A touch of both richness and sweetness on the finish. Easy drinker. — 6 years ago

Vincent Piquard

9.4

Un Bourgogne dune finesse incroyable. 1990. On est sur des arômes secondaires et de la vérité bien Kirchee. Tabac cacao en bouche pour un Bourgogne. Et tout cela en dentelle extrêmement fin. C'est incroyable de se dire qu'un vin aussi sensible et subtil a pu traverser les décennies comme cela. — 7 years ago

Joan Brodnik

9.0

Tasted at Paul Bocuse Institute. — 9 years ago

Jenni Rippey

10

Thompson Hotel with R&A, Dennis and Tyson 3/2/16 — 10 years ago

Matthew Zurich

9.0

This wine has held up well. Fruit has held up, a little bell pepper on the nose. Palate is like velvet as there are some chunky tannins here for a rich finish. — 10 years ago

Jeremy Buss

9.0

Excellent!!!
— 11 years ago

"Odedi"

9.2

It is time for my #FridayCabernetfix.

Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.

Nose of black currants, black cherries, light oak, spices, chocolates, herbs, coffee, licorice, tobacco leaf, earth, black tea and peppercorn.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity and long legs

Dry on the palate with plums, black currants, light oak, licorice, chocolates, tobacco leaf, herbs, peppercorn, coffee and earth.

Long finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 5 year old Cabernet Sauvignon based Bordeaux blend from Sonoma County is already drinking beautifully. Rich and extracted. Fruit forward and chewy, complex and engaging. Nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel.

Still very young, and needs at least 7 years in the bottle to mature properly, so be patient. Will continue to age nicely in the next 25 years, and showing good potential to become a 95+ point wine.

A great sipping wine that will also pair nicely with a big piece of steak.

A blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. Aged for 16 months in (95% new) French Oak barrels.

13.9% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$500. — a month ago

Jeremy

9.3

Very easy drinking, excellent vino! Nice big body and very well balanced. The bottle was gone rather quickly. — 2 years ago

Dan R

8.9

Explosive, super expressive nose of white peach and lemon. Really nicely aromatic. On the palate this is on the dryer side, almost severe, with good purity, focus and drive. Citrus themed, with excellent acidity and wicked cut. A bit more flesh on the bones would have moved it from very good to great, but for the price I'm not complaining! 70 / 15 / 15 - CH / PN / PM. 6.5 g/L dosage. No disgorgement date found. — 6 years ago

James M

9.0

Very Nice and drinkable 👍🏽 great nose as well! — 9 years ago

LM Segal

9.4

An eye-opener, rich, fleshy but maintaining a certain precision. Slightly ripe purple and red fruit, plenty of finely tuned oak. Portends to a certain greatness worth waiting for, reminded me of Vérité. — 9 years ago

LM Segal

9.5

Wow. Limited experience with Anakota but that's gotta change. Rich deep nose of black fruit and floral accents. Roses. Luscious and big, but not fat or hot, choco-coffee acidity wrapped in blueberries and compote. Lonnnnng. I noted that this was the best Sonoma cab I'd had since Vérité, was reminded by Som that Pierre Seillan is the winemaker at Anakota. Yup! — 11 years ago

"Odedi"

9.2

Vérité Le Diamant 2024, Sonoma County, California

Pale gold in color.

Strong nose of citrus, lemons, gooseberries, limes, spices, guava, pineapples and sea salt.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with limes, lichee, lemons, herbs, pinanaples, sea salt and spices.

Long finish with limes and herbs.

This is a delicious Sauvignon Blanc from Sonoma County. Elegant and nicely balanced. Fruit forward, complex and entertaining.

A good quality wine that will continue to age nicely in the future. Would be interesting to revisit it in 5 years and see how it evolves. Has good potential to become a 94+ point wine.

Neither tart nor bitter, which is how I like it. Better when not too cold.

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

100% Sauvignon Blanc grapes.

13.7% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$200. — 5 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2013 vintage. Decanted and tasted after one hour and 3 hours. Medium body. Dark fruit and no stranger to structure. Balanced but on the dry side of the ledger. No front-running, plushy pony here. Really nice stuff and not recommended to pop as the extra bottle for the casual palate. 5.23.26. — 5 months ago

John Klett

9.0

Terroir Feely Vérité 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon — 6 years ago

Matt Turnock

9.3

So easy to drink — 9 years ago

Gary Tremblay

10

Butter galore! It's love in a bottle.... — 9 years ago

LM Segal

9.2

Not sure if this is a Jackson property but it's approaching Vérité quality for Sonoma fruit. Big, smooth mouthful and nose of liquorice, wall of fine tannins. Coffee and baking spice. Huge promise for the cellar. Impressed. Nice list at Grill @St. Regis SF! — 10 years ago

Damien Roy

9.5

Un vin qui fait penser à des vins de Sicile de l Etna on est dans la vérité l expression du sol magnifique ! — 11 years ago