![]() While some top wines have emerged, others have been riddled with brett as well as lacking in concentration. This wine has always been more about sizzle than substance. With a new winemaking team in place, and no longer any influence from the Mondavis, it is ironic that Opus One appears to have produced its greatest trilogy of vintages to date. Medium-bodied, finely crafted and with an energetic line lifting the red and black fruits, it has a bold frame of grainy tannins and a very long, earth and spice-layered finish. ![]() Opus One is also good with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, salmon, mushrooms and pasta.īlended of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Malbec, the 2014 Opus One sports an inky purple colour and nose of crushed black and red currants, black cherries and mulberries with touches of underbrush, sautéed herbs and pencil shavings plus a waft of spice box. Robert Parker, 96 pointsįood Pairing: Opus One is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, ribs, hamburgers, barbecue, roasted, braised, grilled dishes and stews. Medium to full-bodied, firm and grainy with a lively backbone and tightly wound black and red berry layers, it finishes with a compelling herbal lift. Gourmandise and a very beautiful suavity on the persistence / aftertaste.PERFECT NAPA VALLEY RED WITH A UNIQUE BLENDĭeep garnet coloured, the 2014 Opus One opens with youthful notes of warm blackberries, chocolate-covered cherries, redcurrant jelly and blackcurrant pastilles with hints of bay leaves, tobacco leaf and underbrush. There is a very discreet touch of Bourbon vanilla on the persistence. There are subtle hints of minerality almost saline on the aftertaste. ![]() Tannins are fine and very slightly dusty. On the palate this wine expresses fine notes of crushed blackberry, fleshy cassis and small notes of plum, fleshy raspberry associated with a subtle touch of blueberry, cornflower, juicy / crushed redcurrants as well as small touches of toasted oak, almond, subtle touches of chocolate, caramelization and a discreet / subtle hint of coffee on the finish. The palate is well-balanced, a bit aerial and offers a beautiful mineral / juicy frame, a beautiful juiciness, a beautiful delicacy, a beautiful density, a beautiful fineness of grain, a beautiful suavity, a nice freshness as well as a beautiful tension. It reveals notes of violet, plum and crushed wild cassis combined with slight touches of almond, fleshy ripe strawberry, cardamom, subtle touches of caramelized oak as well as subtle touches of sweet spices, a discreet hint of mocha and a very discreet hint of Sichuan pepper. The nose is elegant, aromatic, subtle, beautifully built and offers a slight intensity, a beautiful grain, power as well as a beautiful depthness. Gourmandise and a very beautiful suavity on the persistence / aftertaste. ![]() ![]() Critic tasting note: "The nose is elegant, aromatic, subtle, beautifully built and offers a slight intensity, a beautiful grain, power as well as a beautiful depthness. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |