![]() ![]() This is the wine equivalent of booking a Disney Resort hotel thinking you’ll get a 5 star experience and then realizing you got a Motel 6 with a mouse painted on it. A focused, restrained style, with a steady beam of fresh red and black currant preserve flavors, laced with bay leaf, cedar and tobacco notes. Opus One 2014: RP 96 - JS 97 - WS 91 Opus One 2015: RP 97 - JS 98 - WS 93 Opus One 2016: RP 98 - WS 94 Opus One 2017: RP 96 - WS 93 Opus One 2018: RP 98. ![]() For those of you that are thinking of trying this for the first time. The freshness and soft glow of acidity create a subtle tension with dark fruit avors, savory herbs, espresso, and cocoa. The creamy, satiny texture is framed by ne-grained tannins. Either that or this is the most overhyped plonk I have ever purchased. Current Releases Opus One 2019 The Opus One 2019 has intense aromas of black plum, blueberry, black currant, and dried rose petals, accentuated by mineral undertones. Perhaps I’m a Philistine that should only drink box wines and wine coolers. Producer tasting notes: The Opus One 2018 offers profuse aromas of blackberry, cassis and black. Maybe my palate is not sophisticated enough. At $350 this should have just wowed, but it did not. A blend of 77.5 Cabernet Sauvignon, 8 Petit Verdot, 8 Merlot, 5 Cabernet Franc and 1.5 Malbec, the Opus One 2016 Proprietary Red Wine was recently. What is all the hype about? I’ve had better wines for $10. This is the wine equivalent of booking a Disney Resort hotel thinking you’ll get a 5 star experience and then realizing you got a Motel 6 with a mouse painted on it. Either that or this is the most overhyped plonk I have ever purchased. Perhaps I’m a Philistine that should only drink box wines and wine coolers. Opus One Napa Valley 2016 Cabernet/Bordeaux Blends from Oakville, Napa Valley, California JS 99 WA 98 DE 98 AG 96 14.5 ABV Item 335142 375.00 List 420.00 Save 45. At $350 this should have just wowed, but it did not. Opus One 2016 elegant and bright offering sumptuous aromas of fresh red and blue fruit, baking spices and vanilla, and a delicate fragrance of spring. ![]()
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