Enjoyable now, the wine will delight for years to come. Fine-grained tannins offer a velvery texture and complex structure that builds to a long, vibrantly fresh finish with a touch of mocha. After a silky entry, dark fruit flavors emerge with hints of baking spice and black olive. The 2014 Opus One exudes subtle aromes of fragrant florals, fresh garden herbs and forest floor that give way to a concentrated blend of red cherry, blackberry, and black currant. Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec. The result of the joint venture between the two partners was officially launched as a wine by the name of Opus One in 1980. Vinous revisited it recently and declared. The tannins are firm and gripping, standing out a bit from the core texture. At Zachys, a set of five 6L bottles from 1979, 1987, 1991, 2001, and 2010 vintages sold for 40,000 (along with a special tasting with winemaker Michael Silacci. Opus One is one of the worlds great wines, and the 2010 is one of the best ever, according to James Suckling. Rich and creamy, intense and layered, featuring a mix of blackberry, licorice, mocha, cedar and tobacco flavors, with a touch of gravelly earth. It's quite a serious, savory Opus which will need a few years in the cellar to unwind. On the palate the wine is youthfully taut, with a good line of acidity and fine but assertive tannins. (Antonio Galloni)Ī cool bouquet of fruit compote and wild plum mingles with notes of clove, incense and lilac. In short, the 2014 is a wine of tension, power and grace. The 2014 is not an obvious Opus One, like the 2010, 2012 or 2013, but over time, I will not be surprised if it challenges or even surpasses some of those vintages. A sleeper wine for the year, the 2014 is shaping up to be a gorgeous wine that will handsomely repay several decades of cellaring. The tannins are firm but also impeccably balanced. Savory, tightly wound and intensely aromatic, the 2014 is going to need time to unwind, but it looks like it will develop along the more classic vintages here. The 2014 Opus One has turned out to be a gorgeous wine. Exquisite tension and finesse with an almost Burgundian texture, yet it's Napa in its soul with ripe fruit, stones, spices and Chinese tea leaf flavors. Opus One is the realized dream of two men: Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Chateau Mouton Rothschild in Bordeaux and Napa Valley vintner Robert Mondavi. The dark fruit flavours are beautifully complemented by a well-integrated acidity, which predicts a fantastic potential for guard.Mesmerizing aromas of flowers, bark, currants and blackberries. On the palate, the tannins are velvety and well-rounded, coating the mouth with a silky texture and offering a pleasant hint of minerality. The Opus One 2010 is a beautiful vintage, with a nose revealing aromas of blackberry, rose petals, espresso beans and chocolate, along with earthy touches. After the harvest, the grapes were left to macerate with skin contact for 19 days and the final blend was aged for 18 months in new French oak. Users have rated this wine 4.5 out of 5 stars. The Opus One 2010 is a blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5.5% Cabernet Franc, 5.5% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, and 1% Malbec. Harvest began on September 23rd and concluded on October 23rd, yielding ripe fruit, perfect for the elaboration of an age-worthy wine. Opus One - 9998 Opus One Overture 2022 Release proprietary Blend 750 Available In Store (750ml) Proprietary Blend. The 2010 vintage will be remembered as quite demanding, with plenty of variability in temperature, a late budbreak and unexpectedly hot days in August and September. The flavors of dark fruit are enhanced by the well integrated acidity. Round velvety tannins enrobe a silky texture with a touch of minerality. By combining the winemaking philosophies of the New and Old Worlds, the pair has created a single, exceptional wine with the fruit and power of Napa Valley combined with the elegance and restraint of Bordeaux. 4.7 18 Ratings Have you tried this Rate it now Winemaker Notes Aromas of blackberry, rose petals, chocolate and espresso accentuate fruity and earthy nuances. A Demanding Vintage Yields a Wine with Velvety, Well-Rounded TanninsBorn from the union of Baron Philippe de Rothschild ( Château Mouton-Rothschild) and Robert Mondavi, a respected oenologist from Napa Valley, Opus One offers a pure expression of California's most prized terroirs created in a Bordeaux style.
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