Ovid
Napa Valley Red Blend
Napa Valley, California, USA
Amazing wine - though there was some confusion of vintage (it's a 2006 despite the label - I actually emailed them to figure out the correct answer. Turns out there was a label mix-up at the printers and some '06s received the prior year's label). I guess reviewing the cork these days can still matter 😏
Amazing wine - though there was some confusion of vintage (it's a 2006 despite the label - I actually emailed them to figure out the correct answer. Turns out there was a label mix-up at the printers and some '06s received the prior year's label). I guess reviewing the cork these days can still matter 😏
Nov 8th, 2015
1 hour decant(decent fine/chunky sediment). A wondrous deep purple color. On the nose: dark fruit, currants, leather, forest floor, smoke, black tea. Taste: silky smooth, refined wine with blackberry, cocoa, iron, leather, earth, and a medium plus finish with maybe just a touch of heat. YUM!
1 hour decant(decent fine/chunky sediment). A wondrous deep purple color. On the nose: dark fruit, currants, leather, forest floor, smoke, black tea. Taste: silky smooth, refined wine with blackberry, cocoa, iron, leather, earth, and a medium plus finish with maybe just a touch of heat. YUM!
Sep 22nd, 2024
Color is a dark blue-purple. Dark fruit, baked blackberries and cassis are the primary aromas followed by black tea and spice with a lingering touch of eucalyptus. Still tastes a little young with some heat but mouth coating and filling the palate with blackberries, cocoa, leather, and espresso beans. A medium plus jammy finish. Will go well with our New York bone in steaks.
Color is a dark blue-purple. Dark fruit, baked blackberries and cassis are the primary aromas followed by black tea and spice with a lingering touch of eucalyptus. Still tastes a little young with some heat but mouth coating and filling the palate with blackberries, cocoa, leather, and espresso beans. A medium plus jammy finish. Will go well with our New York bone in steaks.
Sep 22nd, 2024
Nose is that blueberry blackberry liquor thing bordering on but not quite vulgar. Palate is soft. Blackberry spice. Some spice aromatics. Hint of heat. Bitter finish.
Nose is that blueberry blackberry liquor thing bordering on but not quite vulgar. Palate is soft. Blackberry spice. Some spice aromatics. Hint of heat. Bitter finish.
Jul 29th, 2019
05 Mag taste off,
Started with the Ovid, perfect cork but the juice still seemed a Little advanced for an 05 Pritchard hill.
05 Mag taste off,
Started with the Ovid, perfect cork but the juice still seemed a Little advanced for an 05 Pritchard hill.
Big, structured, restrained. A Pritchard Hill standout.
Big, structured, restrained. A Pritchard Hill standout.
Feb 12th, 2018Out of a Mag,
Great nose to start, cork looks great. Still a little tight on P&P, after an hour its ready to go!
Out of a Mag,
Great nose to start, cork looks great. Still a little tight on P&P, after an hour its ready to go!
Excellent wine! Perfectly balanced
Excellent wine! Perfectly balanced
Jan 28th, 2017
1st in a vertical last night. All wines were decanted for 1.5 hours and put back in the bottle, re-opened 5-6 hours later.
More red than black fruits, lean, spices, think this will hold fine, but I question if it will improve much.
1st in a vertical last night. All wines were decanted for 1.5 hours and put back in the bottle, re-opened 5-6 hours later.
More red than black fruits, lean, spices, think this will hold fine, but I question if it will improve much.