![]() ![]() Slight animal notes and spicy, long, ripe, confit black fruit, pruny finish. Palate rich, ripe and tannic, with sweet, leathery structure and very good fruit concentration. Nose evolved, pungent, new leather, black cherry fruit. (13.5% abv 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot, 4% Malbec, 1% Petit Verdot) Tannins crisp, alcohol warm, but lovely freshness on the palate. Silky-smooth mouthfeel, less obviously ripe and dense than 2005, elegant style. (14.4% abv 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot, 3% Malbec)īright, glossy. Youthful and fresh in the mouth, with well rounded tannins. Palate sweet, warm and ripe, with cassis, primary fruit. Nose meaty, complex and intense, bready, black fruited, pruney, figgy, and cassis. (14% abv 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 3% Cabernet France, 3% Petit Verdot, 1 % Malbec)īright, glossy, purple-ruby colour. CA (ships to NY) Standard delivery 1-2 weeks. ![]() Successful, very savoury, more austere style. 2010 Bottle (750ml) Opus One I9140779, Cabernet Sauvignon Blend, Napa Valley, California. Alcohol seems higher, though still in balance. Less generous fruit apparent compared to 1979. Palate has vigorous fruit, with mature, earthy, leathery notes and firm but integrated tannins. Intense, smoky, leathery, mature nose (more mature than 79?). (12.5% abv 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 1% Merlot)ĭark, moderately dense colour. The tasting highlighted Opus One’s evolution and included a selection of Silacci’s favourite vintages. Today Opus One remains jointly and equally owned with Baroness Philippine de Rothschild. The Robert Mondavi Winery’s 50% share in the company passed to Constellation Brands on its acquisition in 2004. In 1981 a case of the first vintage of Opus One became the most expensive California wine sold to date, at $24,000. Opus One was born of the shared vision of two of the wine world’s most legendary figures: Baron Philippe de Rothschild, owner of Château Mouton Rothschild, and Robert Mondavi. Dark cherries, plums, graphite, cassis and pencil shavings are all woven together in a fabric of notable class and. ![]() He pointed out that the relative rise in alcohol levels in Opus One was moderate in the context of other Cabernet-based wines from California (12.9% in 1979 compared to 14.4% for the 2006 vintage), and that this is a trend that is not limited to California but extends to other regions, including Bordeaux. Stores and prices for 2010 Opus One Overture, Napa Valley prices, stores, tasting notes and market data. Far from being an officially defined or legal term, it is almost never used for wine-labeling purposes (although it occasionally appears on back labels). Silacci, whose first vintage at the winery was 2001, said that he aimed to ‘enhance tradition and maintain innovation’. Users have rated this wine 4.5 out of 5 stars. March releases on the Place de Bordeaux 2023.September fine wine releases on La Place de Bordeaux 2023. ![]()
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