Odyssee 2017 (750ML)

93 DE / 92+ WA / 92 JD / 91 JS

Sweet black fruits, cinnamon and a kick of fig and garrigue make this a deliciously approachable wine. The tannins of Grenache and Cabernet are a good match for each other, and the addition of Cournoise in this vintage is welcome in adding an extra level of freshness and distinction. 2017 was also a more successful vintage in the Rhône than Bordeaux, and the rich fruit and depth of the wine overall is clear. 3.56pH. From the winemaking pairing of Pierre Graffeuille of Léoville Las Cases and Matthieu Dumarcher, organic Côtes du Rhône specialist. - Jane Anson, Decanter

A blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Grenache, and 8% Counoise, the 2017 Odyssée is medium garnet in color, offering youthfully muted glimpses at kirsch, raspberry preserves and boysenberries scents, leading to fragrant notes of potpourri, cardamom, bouquet garni and fennel seed. The medium to full-bodied palate (14.5% alcohol) is softly textured, with compelling restraint and plenty of freshness, finishing long and perfumed. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate

More spice, dried flowers, incense, tobacco, and both red and black fruits emerge from the 2017 Odyssée. The normal blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Grenache, and 8% Counoise, the tannins are slightly coarser, but it has a wonderful core of sweet fruit. Give this ripe, sexy, yet still elegant and ethereal red a year or two of bottle age and drink it over the following 7-8 years. - Jeb Dunnuck

Attractive, bright raspberries and cherries with some brambly forest leaves and wood, too. The palate has rich, very supple tannins that really appeal. Plenty of blue and red-fruit flavors and lithe tannins that hold a succulent finish. A blend of cabernet sauvignon, grenache, syrah and carmenere that is a blend of Médoc and Rhone Valley fruit. Drink over the next six years. - James Suckling