Odyssée - Vin de France 2018

Anthocyanes

93 / 100

byYohan Castaingthe10/4/2021

Pierre Graffeuille, de Château Léoville Las Cases, et Matthieu Dumarcher, installé dans la Drôme et produisant des vins dits nature, proposent ici une interprétation des vins hermitagés avec un bouquet réduit, un peu fermé et des notes de poivre, d'épices, de fleurs et de menthol. Bouche juteuse, fraiche, légèrement poivrée avec des arômes de fruits frais. Très élégant. Bel équilibre. Un vin sincère et bien réalisé. Dès à présent et dans 10 ans.

Jane Anson

93 / 100

byJane Ansonthe9/3/2021

Savoury fruits, fine tannins and fresh acidities, expressed with harmony and balance. I have followed this Rhone-Bordeaux wine from Pierre Graffeuille and Mathieu Dumarcher since its first vintage, and this is one of the best to date, with clear personality centred around tumeric spice and black pepper accompanying ripe blackberry and cassis fruits and fragrant garrigue.

Jeb DUNNUCK

93 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe8/17/2021

Another great vintage for this cuvée, the 2018 Odyssée is based on 61% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Médoc and 32% Grenache and 7% Counoise all from the Southern Rhône. The Cabernet is brought up in older Léoville Las Cases barrels, with the Southern Rhône varieties brought up mostly in tank. This ruby/purple-hued beauty offers a ripe, medium to full-bodied, incredibly elegant, even classy style as well as a great array of red and black currant fruits, leafy herbs, tobacco, and peppery spice. I love the overall balance, its tannins are nicely integrated, it stays lively and fresh on the palate, and it has a great finish. Drink bottles any time over the coming decade.

Wine Advocate

95 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe7/22/2021

Composed of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Grenache, and 7% Counoise, the 2018 Odyssée has a deep garnet color, bursting from the glass with a whole array of exotic spices notes—cumin seed, star anise, cardamom and cassia—over a core of stewed black plums, warm cassis and blackberry preserves, with hints of dark chocolate, lavender and tapenade. The full-bodied palate is jam-packed with concentrated black and blue fruits, framed by firm, rounded tannins and beautiful freshness, finishing very long with a peppery kick. A little more structured than previous vintages and with such impressive concentration, this should easily cellar 25 years or more. 2023-2048