One of California’s most famous wineries, Opus One was founded by Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Château Mouton Rothschild and renowned Napa Valley vintner Robert Mondavi.
Michael Silacci, wine-maker responsible for the last nine remarkable vintages...
Opus One 1979
Remarkable youth color. Leather, earth, farm yard, long smooth and silky. Balanced, elegant and integrated. Very very nice (17.5 pts.)
Opus One 1987
Woody-spicy, minty, eucalyptus, still still relatively tanic. Balanced and young even after 23 years! Very exciting wine (18 pts.)
Opus One 1991
Exuberant but still developing and work in progress...
Opus One 1995
Rich, robust, warm spices, bitter chocolate, very seductive (17.5 pts.)
Opus One 1997
Tick color, nutty, concentrated nose, almost sweet. Very rounded and long and pleasant finish.(18.5 pts.)
Opus One 2001
Beautiful, rich color, very complex nose, spicy, fresh, voluptuous and creamy texture...Just fantastic wine! (19 pts.)
Opus One 2005
Classic stuff but to much for my taste(17.5 pts.)
Opus One 2006
Big contrast to 2005. Exuberant but in the same time restrained. This has fantastic potential (18 pts.)
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