“So, when we took it out of barrel to prepare for bottling we added a few more components.” Medium to deep garnet-purple color, it bursts from the glass with beautiful violets, lavender, rose hip tea and chocolate-covered cherries scents over a core of crushed blackberries, black cherries, cassis and iron ore. “This wine was too much-too much like a caricature for me,” winemaker Michael Silacci confessed to me while tasting the 2015 Opus One together again recently. 81% cabernet sauvignon, 4% petit verdot, 7% cabernet franc, 6% merlot and 2% malbec. I like it slightly better than the excellent 2014. All about harmonious fruit and tannin balance. Brightness is the word that comes to mind. Roses, currant bush and fresh leaves, too. Purity and brilliance on the nose with so much currant and flower character. A delicate dark chocolate bitterness lingers on the finish.- Abruzzo Aconcagua Valley Alicante Almansa Alsace Apulia Arran Attica Baden Barossa Basil Beaujolais Bordeaux Brunello di Montalci Burgundy Calabria Calatayud Campania Campbeltown Campo De Borja Cape Agulhas Cape Verde Carneros Casablanca Valley Castilla Y Leon Catalonia Catalunya Cava Central Coast Central Otago Central Region Central Valley Chablis Champagne Chianti Colchagua Valley Columbia Valley Coonawarra Cote de Beaune Cotes de Provence Crete Cuenca Delle Venzie Douro Finger Lakes Franschhoek Friuli Friuli-Venezia Giuli Friuli-Venezia Giulia Galilee Haut-Medoc Hawkes Bay Highland Islay & Islands Isle of Jura Jerez Jumilla La Mancha Lake County Languedoc Latium Lazio Limestone Coast Livermore Valley Lodi Loire Lombardy Lowlands Maipo Valley Malaga Malborough Mantinia Marche Marches Marlborough Marumoto Maule Valley Maury Mclaren Vale Mendocino Mendoza Monstant Montalcino Monterey Monticello Montilla-Morales Mosel Naousa Napa Valley Navarra Nemea Niigata North Coast Ontario Orkney Otago Paarl Paso Robles Patras Peidmont Peloponnese Penedes Pfalz Piedmont Priorat Prosecco Provence Puglia Rapel Valley Rheingau Rheinhessen Rhone Rias Baixas Ribbon Ridge Ribera del Duero Rioja Robertson Rogue Valley Rueda Salta San Juan Santa Barbara Santa Maria Valley Sardinia Sicily Sierra Foothills Skye Sonoma County South Australia South Eastern Austra South Eastern Australia Southwest France Speyside St Helena Stellenbosch Terra Alta Tokyo Toro Trentino Trentino-Alto Adige Trocken Tumbarumba Tuscana Tuscany Umbria Valencia Veneto Victoria Vin D'Oc Pays Vin de Pays D'Oc Vinho Vinho Verde Wales Walla Walla Weinland Wellington Western Australia Western Cape Western Victoria Willamette Valley Yakima Valley Yamagata The freshness and soft glow of acidity create a subtle tension with dark fruit flavors, savory herbs, espresso, and cocoa. The creamy, satiny texture is framed by fine-grained tannins. The Opus One 2019 has intense aromas of black plum, blueberry, black currant, and dried rose petals, accentuated by mineral undertones. This delay led to later bloom and ripening. The first signs of budbreak were observed in the vineyard on March 27th a full 15 days later than usual. This singular mission shapes every vintage, today and for generations to come.Ībundant spring rains, nearly double the annual average, saturated the soil and provided ample water for the growing season. Together, the founders set out to create a single wine dedicated to the pursuit of uncompromising quality. 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.
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