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2019

Ovid Red Wine

California · Napa Valley

Gothic and black as the night is long, the 2019 Ovid is a White Zombie black asphalt Thunderkiss '65 blackberry bonfire of tar, embers, black soil, obsidian blood, and Kraken ink. An intense…

Reviewed 25 May 2024
2017

Ovid Hexameter

Napa Valley · St. Helena

Following a 2019 Bevan Crane, which has the potency of a barrel sample aged for 21 years in the Atacama Desert, this wine was a harder read. The mid-palate was a bit hollow and the fruit somewhat…

Reviewed 9 September 2021
2008

Ovid Red Wine

California · Napa Valley

Moving into more of an old school profile at this point, with earthy cedar and dark spice and soil notes complimenting the black cherry and black currant core. Finishes with a little bit of grandma's…

Reviewed 19 March 2020
2012

Ovid Red Wine

California · Napa Valley

Red currant, black and red cherry, cassis, tobacco leaf, spice box, cedar, and mulch. A beautiful example of old-meets-new world Napa Cabernet. Notably balanced and classy, with a sophistication that…

Reviewed 22 February 2020