![]() Not a trace of smoke taint! Very mid Atlantic and really pretty sophisticated. Much livelier than the Overture just tasted, with tannin in evidence and a dry finish. A combination of savoury and something as sweet and chalky as Edinburgh rock. Interesting top note of tobacco with some candied fruit. Lustrous shaded garnet with some shading towards the rim. ![]() (Two lots eventually were rejected.) 54% native yeast, of which the one they call Dog was the dominant one. Picked from 5 September (a little 'earlier than expected') and 91% was harvested by 8 October when the fires started. Big heat spike early September shut down ripening for a while so the alcohol level is 'only' 14%. Wet spring delayed flowering by two weeks and then came a very warm summer. 20-day maceration and then aged for 17 months in 100% new French oak. Drink up to 2020.80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot, 1% Malbec. 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. ![]() Successful, very savoury, more austere style. 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. 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. Silacci, whose first vintage at the winery was 2001, said that he aimed to ‘enhance tradition and maintain innovation’.
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