This is one of the more restrained recent vintages of Opus One and yet all the elements are impeccably balanced. "The 2014 Opus One is super-classy, elegant and polished, with mid-weight structure and tons of pure class. Medium-bodied, finely crafted and with an energetic line lifting the red and black fruits, it has a bold frame of grainy tannins and a very long, earth and spice-layered finish." - Wine Advocate
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"The Opus One 2014 sports an inky purple color and nose of crushed black and red currants, black cherries and mulberries with touches of underbrush, sautéed herbs and pencil shavings plus a waft of spice box. Drinkable but better in 2020." - James Suckling This remarkable terroir expresses itself in the complex aromas, flavors and especially, textures of Overture. Exquisite tension and finesse with an almost Burgundian texture, yet it’s Napa in its soul with ripe fruit, stones, spices and Chinese tea leaf flavors. Blended of 80 Cabernet Sauvignon, 7 Cabernet Franc, 6 Merlot, 5 Petit Verdot and 2 Malbec, the Opus One 2014 Proprietary Red Wine sports an inky purple. 2014 Opus One Overture Napa Valley, USA Avg Price (ex-tax) 175 / 750ml Red - Bold and Structured Vineyard notes: 'Overture is a timeless reflection of our Opus One estate vineyards.
"Mesmerizing aromas of flowers, bark, currants and blackberries. 2014 Huber Rd, Charleston, WV is a single family home that contains 3,000 sq ft and was built in 1965. Enjoyable now, the wine will delight for years to come.VINOUS MEDIA 95+ POINTS! 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Malbec. Fine-grained tannins offer a velvery texture and complex structure that builds to a long, vibrantly fresh finish with a touch of mocha. After a silky entry, dark fruit flavors emerge with hints of baking spice and black olive. The 2014 Opus One exudes subtle aromes of fragrant florals, fresh garden herbs and forest floor that give way to a concentrated blend of red cherry, blackberry, and black currant. 2014 E Dupont Ave, Belle, WV is a single family home that contains 1,586 sq ft and was built in 1950. Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec. The tannins are firm and gripping, standing out a bit from the core texture. Rich and creamy, intense and layered, featuring a mix of blackberry, licorice, mocha, cedar and tobacco flavors, with a touch of gravelly earth. It's quite a serious, savory Opus which will need a few years in the cellar to unwind. Rose petal, exotic spices, menthol, plum and dark cherry are all nicely. On the palate the wine is youthfully taut, with a good line of acidity and fine but assertive tannins. The 2014 Opus One offers a compelling interplay of aromatics, fruit and structure. (Antonio Galloni)Ī cool bouquet of fruit compote and wild plum mingles with notes of clove, incense and lilac. In short, the 2014 is a wine of tension, power and grace. Opus One 2014 is made from 80 Cabernet Sauvignon, 7 Cabernet Franc, 6 Merlot, 5 Petit Verdot and 2 Malbec. The 2014 is not an obvious Opus One, like the 2010, 2012 or 2013, but over time, I will not be surprised if it challenges or even surpasses some of those vintages. Blended of 80 Cabernet Sauvignon, 7 Cabernet Franc, 6 Merlot, 5 Petit Verdot and 2 Malbec, the Opus One 2014 Proprietary Red Wine sports an inky purple color and nose of crushed black and red currants, black cherries and mulberries with touches of underbrush, sauted herbs and pencil shavings plus a waft of spice box. A sleeper wine for the year, the 2014 is shaping up to be a gorgeous wine that will handsomely repay several decades of cellaring.
The tannins are firm but also impeccably balanced. Savory, tightly wound and intensely aromatic, the 2014 is going to need time to unwind, but it looks like it will develop along the more classic vintages here. The 2014 Opus One has turned out to be a gorgeous wine. The winery was founded as a joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Château Mouton Rothschild and Robert Mondavi to create a single Bordeaux style blend based upon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine was called napamedoc until 1982 when it was named Opus One. Exquisite tension and finesse with an almost Burgundian texture, yet it's Napa in its soul with ripe fruit, stones, spices and Chinese tea leaf flavors. Opus One Winery is a winery in Oakville, California, United States.
Mesmerizing aromas of flowers, bark, currants and blackberries.
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