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18½/20
Opus One 2014
Napa Valley, California, United StatesOpus One continues to hold the bar, set by Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Robert Mondav, extremely high. Winemaker Michael Silacci follows the Opus mantra to celebrate and express differences in each vintage. The 2014 boasted the earliest bud break in Opus history while the growing season proved to be near-perfect, helping to support a larger than average yield. After some early rains the harvest wrapped up on October 7. The mix is 80/7/6/5/2 cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot, cabernet franc, merlot, malbec. The maceration time is 20 days and it all spends 18 months in new French oak. Opus is always subtle, and while it treads that New World/Old World fine line, some years it can be more New World and 2014 is leaning that way. The nose is floral with savoury, dried herb undercurrents before the dark cherry, blackberry, black currant kick in. The tannins are silky, the fruit dark and flecked with black olives and spice with a long persistent finish. I love how they tame most of the overt Napa fruit, instead concentrating on complexity and finesse.Tasted: 16 August 2018Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $499.00 | 750ml | BCLS |
| SK | $503.00 | 750ml | SaskLiquor |
| MB | $552.00 | 750ml | ManitobaLiquorMart |
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon - Petit Verdot - Cabernet Franc - Merlot - MalbecCSPC: 119972UPC: 626990322535
