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2017 opus one review12/3/2023 ![]() We’re thrilled to have earned the opportunity to bring this one-of-a-kind wine to your cellar. Raised for 19 months in new French oak barriques that were made to precise specifications by 12 different coopers, it’s one of the greatest vintages the winery has produced in the 40+ years since the Bedroom Summit. After the wine has been enjoyed, the tote ensures safe. For the same wine, analyzing the prices of other. The caddy opens to reveal Opus One 2017 along with drip ring, stopper, pour spout, and wine key. The 2019 vintage contains all five Bordeaux varieties and is dominated by 78% Cabernet Sauvignon. Opus One Napa Valley 2017 costs 448 in online wine shops and is the best price we have found for this bottle. From vineyard to tank, the journey rarely takes over 12 hours. At harvest, the fruit goes directly into the immaculate winery, where 170 acres’ worth of grapes are judged, one by one, as worthy or unworthy of Opus One. Grapes: 80 Cabernet Sauvignon, 9 Petit Verdot, 5 Cabernet Franc, 5 Merlot, 1 MalbecRegion: USA> California> Napa Valley> Oakville> To Kalon Vyd. Opus One grows on four unique vineyard plots in the choicest section of Oakville: the Ballestra and River Parcels, which flank the winery itself, and To Kalon North and South, located across Highway 29. Wine Advocate gave it 97–99-higher than 16 of the last 20 vintages rated-and called it “a truly magnificent Opus One in the making!” Full body, intense and concentrated with a string of restraint and elegance. This vintage offers aromas of red and blue fruit. Intense aroma of blackcurrants, cherries, blueberries, violets, chocolate, herbs. World famous Opus One keeps its streak alive producing a truly exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon based Red. Aged for 18 months in FR oak, 60 new, 40 second use, bottled in 2021, released in 2022. It’s juicy, with flavors of currant, plum, and blackberries, but it also has plenty of spice and even some floral notes, which keep it from tasting too fruit-forward. Robert Parkers Wine Advocate 96 points: A glorious perfume of sweet charcoal, truffle, black currants and spice box soars from the glass of the saturated. ![]() Grown in one of the top vintages of the past decade, James Suckling gave it a near-perfect 99-point score. Made from 95 CS, 3 Merlot, 1 CF and 1 PV, base of 2019 vintage together with 2018. There’s no doubt that we are currently in Opus One’s Golden Age, and with the 2019, winemaker Michael Silacci is pushing the standard ever higher. The idea had been cooking since the men first met eight years earlier, and now-as we offer you the 41st vintage-Opus One is simply one of the great wines of the world. In 1978, in what’s known as the Bedroom Summit, Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild cemented their plan for Opus One. Opus One 6-bottle Lot, Wood Case I9038788, Cabernet Sauvignon Blend, Napa Valley, California.
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