Full-bodied, opulent and young, it offers accessibility as well as silky tannins. It boasts a dense plum/purple hue along with a striking bouquet of graphite, toasty oak, creme de cassis and acacia flowers.
Wine Advocate 94pts - I tend to think that recent vintages of Opus One are even greater than vintages made during this era, but the 2002 is certainly one of the top wines Opus has produced during the early part of this century. The idea of a joint venture was born in 1970 when Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild met in Hawaii, but the concept did not materialize until 1978 when Mondavi paid a visit to Château Mouton Rothschild. Thanks for the scores Andy! Interesting to see how high 2001 is.Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon Appellation: Napa Valley Region: California Country: United StatesĮstablished by two of the wine world’s most respected figures, Opus One, based in Oakville, California is one of the world’s elite wineries. Bizarrely there’s something more Margaux than Mouton about this. The alcohol sits completely within the framework of the wine and the finish is both lifted and pure.
There’s the freshness of a cooler year allied to impressive ripeness of fruit and a finely-spun texture. On the palate this is absolutely seamless - the fruit is sweet, but precise, and well defined and the tannins are beautifully sculpted. Lots of nuance and complexity and it keeps evolving and changing in the glass. The aromas are decidedly ‘cool’ with floral elements, sweet French oak and fresh tobacco alongside intense blackcurrant. RE the 2016, I had a sample sent to me at home last year:Ī wine of striking finesse and elegant proportions. In terms of older vintages, I’m a big fan of 1991, 19.
#2002 OPUS ONE WINE PRICE PLUS#
Recent vintages have been delicious - isn’t Michael Silacci still making it? - plus it’s accessible in terms of being able to buy it, whereas many top CA wines are not for us Europeans, and (wearing my ITB hat) it’s priced at a level that makes it commercially very successful. I reckon Opus is pretty successful all round. Jane Anson, Sept 2019: Decanter – 19 Sep 19 The 97/99 are still a bit on the younger side.Ĭheck out more recent Cellartracker scores for these vintages to see that the hype is real here:īest Opus according to Cellartracker in the past 2 years:Īnother hint at the greatness of these wines comes from two vertical tastings Jane Anson of Decanter (in my eyes, one of the most reliable critics) and La Revue Vins France:
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I would go for the the 96, 91, 94, 95 vintages (in that order) as these vintages are ready and full of tertiary aromatics. I just hope that the more recent vintages will age like those from the 90s and before. I’ve had the 1994, 1996, 1997 several times over the past 24 months and put it into several blind tastings and it always delivered great results and very high scores and even though it’s a tad sweeter it was often confused with a great aged Bordeaux from a riper vintage. If one was to try a somewhat older vintage of it as I prefer some age on my cab, what vintage do you guys suggest? Thanks! I know Opus One gets a bad rap, but I still want to try it given that I really love Mondavi Reserves and generally enjoy California Cabs. However I do find myself buying Dujac for similar magnitudes. I have a few Opus tucked away, older, waiting for a day. RE: Burgundy, people go monkey shit me included to be honest. If you love it, you will seek it out and buy it. I’ll just add that QPR is in the eye of the beholder. Hard to find any under $300 currently, but I’ll have to continue looking! I think it has to do more with QPR and current prices. I may have been unfair calling it getting a bad rap. Last one I had was before their involvement, which I believe was somewhere around 2005. It’s gone through some changes and I’m not sure who’s making it since Constellation got involved. At the time it was around $100, which was high, but didn’t make it particularly out of line, since a lot of other wines were hitting that price. And I admit, I was one.īut then I tried it one day and thought it was actually pretty decent stuff. Then a lot of wines came out that were every bit as good and not as expensive. It was a big loud project initially, and it was a costly wine for the time. Mike - I don’t know that it really gets a bad rap, but it is a confusing wine.
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