Napa Cabernet Sauvignon OPUS ONE

Producer tasting notes: The 1989 Opus One has an intense depth of color and rich floral bouquet and aroma. The fragrant nose gives way to an elegant, supple wine with tremendous finesse. The firm structure laces together a wine... Read More

Producer tasting notes: This vintage produced fruit of exceptional varietal character and intensity, with an extremely intense color, and a fragrant, perfumed nose and aroma. Consistent, yet unique, the style of the 1990 Opus... Read More

the blend here being 89% Cabernet Sauvignon with 8% Cabernet Franc and 3% Merlot, aged for 17 months? in new French oak. It has a glorious fragrance still, a compote of red and black berries swirling with smoke, cedar and graphite,... Read More

Producer tasting notes: The 1993 Opus One presents a deep velvety red with a hint of purple. Showing good structure and a delicate integration of French oak, the wine’s very complex nose offers scents of clove and black... Read More

he nose is much more nuanced at this stage. Quite herbal (rosemary?) with dark chocolate and very vivid aromas of incense, wild cherry and blackberry fruit. There is a tart raspberry edge to the palate and layers of flashy complexity.... Read More

Medium to deep ruby red. Developed aromas of mushrooms & earth dominate the nose. The palate is meaty with ripe mulberry-like red-fruits & cocoa butter touches. The meaty dark-fruits & cedar intergrade well on the palate, leading... Read More

Producer tasting notes: Offering hints of violets and mint in the nose, the 1996 Opus One shows intense flavors of blackberry, chocolate and roasted coffee. Its cashmere-like softness and deep, plush flavors are supported by a... Read More

Producer tasting notes: The 1999 Opus One offers aromas of cassis, cloves, and roasted almonds against a creamy texture of soft tannins and round, rich fruit. Long-lived and concentrated, the wine shows flavors of plum, cherry... Read More

Made in the Opus style, which is graceful, limpid and elegant, but with hidden depths of authority and power. The blackberry, cherry and oak flavors are pretty, but the wine is most notable for its harmony and grace. Tannins play... Read More

Deep ruby red holds to a purple rim, shows pronounced legs. Aromas are open & rich with figs & raisins. The palate's rich, ripe fruit has a milky & cedary notes that give way to plentiful jammy/cough-lozenge blackcurrant-fruit.... Read More

Producer tasting notes: The 2002 Opus One is deep garnet. Showing nuances of dried strawberry, vanilla bean and mocha in the nose, the wine offers lavish flavors of cassis, black cherry, plum and espresso. A marriage of richness... Read More

Deep ruby, not quite opaque, holding color to rim. Aromas are closed, chalky & leafy. Dark black-fruit aromas give way to meaty, persistent notes on the mid-palate. Tannins are initially angular but resolve into a lovely velvety... Read More