2015

OVID Napa Valley

Tasting Note

The 2015 vintage was one of natural predetermination. Budbreak continued its streak of early starts and the summer was warm and beautiful, finishing with a hot flourish. The cumulative lack of rain of the previous 3 tears came to bear on the clusters if this vintage. The resultant yield was less than half our historical average. Nevertheless, the fruit that the vines did offer in 2015 was spectacular, deeply hued, and densely delicious, the wines from this tiny vintage are fresh, vibrant and profoundly compelling.

The 2015 OVID Napa Valley wine exudes exhilarating aromas of fresh blackberry, cassis, violet candies and forest floor. Deeply hued and densely delicious, the 2015 OVID Napa Valley is both expansive and generous. Sprung from the buds encoded with last season’s story, this profound wine will continue to delight the mind and palate for many seasons to come.


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Vintage Data

  • Appellation:
    Napa Valley
  • Soil Type:
    Hambright soil series
  • Harvest Dates:
    September 15-October 3
  • pH :
    3.64
  • Alcohol:
    14.8%
  • Aging:
    20 months

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Proprietary Red Wine comes charging out of the gate with gregarious crushed black cherries, chocolate mint and creme de cassis scents plus suggestions of red roses, Christmas cake, sandalwood, cloves and unsmoked cigars with a waft of shaved pencils. Full-bodied, concentrated and boldly fruited, with wonderfully decadent in the mouth, the plushly textured palate gives bags of spicy black fruits and a minty kick to the epically long finish.


Antonio Galloni

The 2015 OVID is a rich and racy wine. Here, too, the style is noticeably more refined and polished than in the past. Dark red cherry, plum, lavender, rose petal and mint give the wine much of its tonic energy. Fresh, perfumed and lively, the 2015 is showing beautifully, even at this early stage. Time in the glass brings out the wine’s textural richness and body nicely. OVID is rarely this expressive in the early going.