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Wine Description
The Story
Time is expressed in Opus One by the character of the vintage: sometimes with a personality that is highly defined and sometimes with a shade of difference quite subtle from other vintages. Through the minds and hands of the vineyard workers we capture time and the essence of the season – coaxing concentration and tempering abundance.
Place is often defined as terroir and denotes the special characteristics that geography, geology and clim...
Vintage 1988
The 1988 California wine vintage was a long, exceptionally cool, and late-harvested year across Napa Valley and Sonoma County that yielded structured, elegant, and restrained Cabernet Sauvignons and well-balanced Chardonnays. Following a dry winter that brought drought concerns, a cool spring led to uneven flowering and reduced overall crop yields, setting the stage for a mild, cloud-covered summer devoid of major heatwaves. The extended hang-...