NV Sami-Odi Shiraz Little Wine #10

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 94.5 points

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  10/20/2023 - Shay.Aldriedge Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Broken record, I know, but there is no wine on this planet that smells as good as these (IMO). I feel like one of those old-school cartoons where the aromas lift you off the ground and bring you in. Fraser is a wizard.
  
  Decanted two hours before consumption. 2020 (51%), 2019 (31%), 2018 (3%), 2017 (8%), 2016 (5%) & 2015 (2%).
  
  As expected, the aromatics are like fireworks going off…they are bright, enthralling, sensory overload. Dark floral bouquet, boysenberry, sweet cassis, sandalwood. Purple in the glass and as you expect a monster to hit your palate, it’s fairly elegant but extremely layered. Gorgeously fresh. These always have a weightless depth and gravitas to them, similar to what I find in Scarecrow. Mesmerizing notes of dark cocoa, dark plum, freshly squeezed blue and black fruits, hint of candied bacon, and a flair of herbal spice. Finish is lengthy, juicy, delicious.
  
  I’ve been fortunate to have quite a bit SamiOdi, and this undoubtedly is the best LittleWine I’ve had. I probably underscored this. 95+

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  5/7/2023 - TMOVino2 Likes this wine: 96 Points

  First pop of my few of this release. Aromas instantly flood the room when decanting. Per usual, a simply stunning wine. Only a few hours in its showing the plum, mulberry, elder berry, and spices. The palate is seamless. Nothing out of balance. Flavors of mulberry, plum, licorice, black cherry. If there is a wine that can transport you instantly to a place, these wines by @fraser_mckinley are certainly them.

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  8/28/2022 - mychurch wrote: 95 Points

  Really drinking well now and will only improve.
  
  The power and the quality of the fruit give the impression of a big wine, but it’s only 13%. Raspberry liquor, blueberry, chocolate, ripe tannin. Superb. Shows what the art of blending can achieve.

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  12/8/2021 - deverett wrote: 95 Points

  Have never had a bad bottle of the LW and this was no exception. Exotically perfumed, so floral and herbal which is matched in the palate. Spices and ripe plums, violets, mulberries with some moderate oak influence. Medium to full bodied, it is rich and so complex with high drinkability right now, a highlight overall is the silky satin texture, wonderful finish. Just awesome.

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  11/28/2021 - A_Steady Likes this wine: 94 Points

  So good, great complexity, velvety mouthfeel, balanced with a long finish. Black fruits

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