The 2014 is not an obvious Opus One, like the 2010, 2012 or 2013, but over time, I will not be surprised if it challenges or even surpasses some of those vintages. Tasting note : Dense, almost opaque in the glass with initial herbal/menthol top notes and clean oak/new leather aromas underneath. The winery was founded as a joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Château Mouton Rothschild and Robert Mondavi to create a single Bordeaux style blend based upon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine was called napamedoc until 1982 when it was named Opus One. A sleeper wine for the year, the 2014 is shaping up to be a gorgeous wine that will handsomely repay several decades of cellaring. Opus One Winery is a winery in Oakville, California, United States. The tannins are firm but also impeccably balanced. Rich and creamy, intense and layered, featuring a mix of blackberry, licorice, mocha, cedar and tobacco flavors, with a touch. At the age of 20, Baron Philippe took on the management of Château. And Baron Philippe de Rothschild is perhaps the best known of this great family. Of the great European wine families, the Rothschilds are perhaps the best known. This stunning red is a fantastic blend of 80 Cabernet Sauvignon. Opus One 2014 is made from 80 Cabernet Sauvignon, 7 Cabernet Franc, 6 Merlot, 5 Petit Verdot and 2 Malbec. Savory, tightly wound and intensely aromatic, the 2014 is going to need time to unwind, but it looks like it will develop along the more classic vintages here. The 2014 Opus One is another monumental wine from this historic Napa Valley estate. "The 2014 Opus One has turned out to be a gorgeous wine. Exquisite tension and finesse with an almost Burgundian texture, yet it’s Napa in its soul with ripe fruit, stones, spices and Chinese tea leaf flavors. SOLD-OUT Opus One Napa Valley Cabernets 2014 JAMES SUCKLING 97 POINTS ROBERT PARKER 96 POINTS VINOUS MEDIA 95+ POINTS 80 Cabernet Sauvignon, 7 Cabernet. Sassicaia is the most famous Bordeaux blend in Italy and has spawned many imitations, whereby the blend is now firmly established in the New World and particularly in California and Australia."Mesmerizing aromas of flowers, bark, currants and blackberries. In St-Emilion and Pomerol, the blends are Merlot dominated as Cabernet Sauvignon can struggle to ripen there - when it is included, it adds structure and body to the wine. The 2014 Opus One exudes subtle aromas of fragrant florals, fresh garden herbs and forest floor that give way to a concentrated blend of red cherry. However 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wines can be slightly hollow-tasting in the middle palate and Merlot with its generous, fleshy fruit flavours acts as a perfect foil by filling in this cavity. 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. It is particularly suited to the dry, warm, free- draining, gravel-rich soils and is responsible for the redolent cassis characteristics as well as the depth of colour, tannic structure and pronounced acidity of Médoc wines. In the Médoc and Graves the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend can range from 95% ( Mouton-Rothschild) to as low as 40%. This is actually the archetypal Bordeaux blend, though in different proportions in the sub-regions and sometimes topped up with Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot. Fine-grained tannins offer a velvety texture and complex structure that builds to a long, vibrantly fresh finish with a touch of mocha. Cabernet Sauvignon lends itself particularly well in blends with Merlot. The 2014 Opus One exudes subtle aromas of fragrant florals, fresh garden herbs and forest floor that give way to a concentrated blend of red cherry, blackberry and black currant.
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