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  • Country ranking ?

    280
  • Producer ranking ?

    17
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Game

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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...

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Wine Information

Normal weather patterns prevailed during the long, cool growing season which produced typical crop levels. Unseasonably cool weather – which included late September and October rains – delayed the harvest, producing lower sugars and lean, vigorous wines.

Varietals:
Cabernet Sauvignon 97%, Merlot 2% and Cabernet Franc 1%

Skin Contact:
31 Days

Barrel Aging:
17 Months 
in New French Oak

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Medium

ending

Long, Extensive and Pure

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Balanced, Well-Integrated, Complex, Round, Elegant and Refined

Verdict

Well-rounded and Full-bodied

Written Notes

Ruby with thin orange rim. Blackcurrants, some vanilla, intense, cedar, tobacco, hints of leather and coffee, cigar. Great balance, elegant acidity, ripe tannins, the balance is exceptional, superb finish, perfection. There is something indescribable about this wine, so seductive, so perfect, something you can't describe, just like the 94 Opus. I wish I had more of this......a wine of dreams, words aren't enough. The people around the table was all astonished, and it was tasted blind. A MW came up with 82 Cheval Blanc as a suggestion. 99

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Origin

Oakville, Napa Valley

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