The purity of fruit is really something else here, with currants and fresh flowers, such as violets and roses. Flower stems as well. Fantastic length and structure to the wine, with tightness and focus. Wonderful fruit. Graceful. A blend of 78% cabernet sauvignon, 8% merlot, 7% petit verdot, 6% cabernet franc and 1% malbec. Try after 2028.

Jane Anson

The balance of the 2019 vintage in Napa is a pleasure to taste, and this is one of my favourite Opus One's for years, showing nuance, depth and concentration, and a ton of rich dark fruits. There is so much to love here, it ebbs and flows through the palate, has some of the character of the early years, those 1979s and 1980s that are still tasting incredible, and the utterly brilliant 1987. Rasberry, blueberry, damson, cassis, there are crunchy fruits and sweet fruits at the same time, playing off against each other, fine tannins, a full bloom of floral violet and peony aromatics, gentle woodsmoke and white pepper, with tension, depth and poise. 22 day skin contact. A wet winter meant a late bud break, 10-15 days behind average, followed by a hot summer that allowed the vines to catch up, so harvest relatively normal beginning Septemer 10 for one month.

Winemaker Michael Silacci commented that usually the blends are finished in January or February after the vintage. This year, with the 2019s, he was still tweaking the blend, but he did mention that this is "pretty close to the final blend." Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2019 Opus One leaps from the glass with notes of Black Forest cake, Morello cherries, mulberries and fresh blackcurrants plus hints of licorice, wilted roses, Sichuan pepper and iron ore. Full-bodied, the palate is jam-packed with juicy black, blue and red fruits, framed by velvety tannins and background freshness, finishing on a compelling earthy/mineral note. Tasted as a barrel sample, this is a truly magnificent Opus One in the making!

The 2019 Opus One is a dense, beautifully layered wine, but it is also quite restrained. That should serve it well in time. Tasted next to the 2018, the 2019 possesses a bit more textural nuance and body, yet it has all the classicism that is such an Opus One signature. Bright floral accents linger on the sublime finish.

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Opus One

Opus One 2019

James Suckling

Jane Anson

97-99

Wine Advocate

Antonio Galloni

Charakter: dunkelfruchtig, komplex, seidige Tannine

Rotwein, trocken

13,5% (Alkoholgehalt)

2028-2050 (Trinkreife)

Barrique/Holzfass (Ausbau)

USA, North Coast, Napa Valley (Herkunft)

78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 8% Merlot und 2% Malbec

Allergene: Sulfite

Verpackung: Holzkiste (6er)

389,00 €

429,00 €* 0.75l | 518,67 €^*/l

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Produktnummer: VD12805

Über Opus One

Die Weingärten von Opus One, bestehend aus 4 Parzellen, befinden sich im westlichen Teil der berühmten Oakville AVA. Zwei Parzellen mit einer Gesamtfläche von 100 Hektar befinden sich im renommierten To Kalon Vineyard. Ergänzt werden diese durch die insgesamt 70 Hektar großen Parzellen Ballestra und River, die das Weingut umgeben. In den Weinbergen werden Handernten und andere traditionelle Ansätze dort durchgeführt, wo sie am besten funktionieren. Wenn moderne Techniken dem Weinbauprozess zugute kommen, werden sie erforscht, bewertet und in die Praxis integriert.

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