![]() ![]() The wine finishes with fresh acidity and a rich, lingering finish that promises longevity in the cellar. Silky, fine-grained tannins provide structure and a creamy texture. The entry is vibrant with ripe dark fruit flavors of plum, blackberry and blueberry followed by hints of vanilla and cocoa. Initial dark fruit, spice and baking aromas in the 2015 Opus One are interwoven with seductive notes of violet, black tea, and sage. Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec. Pure, rich dark berry, plum and gravelly earth flavors are framed by spicy, cedary oak notes, ending long, clean and elegant, with just the right touch of tannins. In my view, the 2015 will always be more extroverted, although it does need time to be at its most expressive. Winemaker Michael Silacci add that the 2015 will, in his view, follow a similar trajectory to the 2008, which he later opened for the sake of comparison. Just bottled a month prior to this tasting, the 2015 is naturally a bit more reticent than it has been in the past. There is more than enough depth for the 2015 to develop positively for 20-25 years, perhaps more. At this stage, the new oak is still a bit prominent, but that should not be an issue as the wine ages. Dark, sumptuous and voluptuous in the glass, with no hard edges, the 2015 captures all the essence of the vintage while retaining a good bit of aromatic freshness. The 2015 Opus One is just as fabulous from bottle as it was from barrel. Although it is already approachable, allow it another 3-5 years in bottle for its myriad of subtle accents to fully blossom and then drink it over the next 30+ years. Full-bodied, rich and bold in the mouth, it fills the palate with exotic spice-laced black and red fruits, framed by firm, beautifully ripe, grainy tannins and great freshness, finishing with epic persistence. Marisa DVari As a wine lover, when you read or hear the winery name Opus One from California’s prestigious Napa Valley, what thought or image comes to mind With current release prices in the. The wine finishes with fresh acidity and a rich, lingering finish that promises longevity in. It opens with a deep garnet-purple color and wonderfully spicy notes of cinnamon stick, cloves and fenugreek with a core of cherry preserves, redcurrant jelly, blackberry pie and warm plums plus hints of camphor, lavender and cigar box. Silky, fine-grained tannins provide structure and a creamy texture. Opus One's 2015 Proprietary Red Wine is truly an iron fist in a velvet glove, delivering a powerhouse of flavors and structure with a seductively plush texture. I like it slightly better than the excellent 2014. All about harmonious fruit and tannin balance. The 2015 Opus One is 81 Cabernet Sauvignon, 7 Cabernet Franc, 6 Merlo, 4 Petit Verdot and 2 Malbec immediately offers a brightness of fruit aromatics. Brightness is the word that comes to mind. Roses, currant bush and fresh leaves, too. This seems to nicely exemplify the new, fresher Napa Valley school.Purity and brilliance on the nose with so much currant and flower character. There is some sweetness but no obvious heaviness. It is extraordinarily broachable already, although is certainly best drink with food thanks to its light charge of neat tannins. This is a fresh, direct wine that developed some spiciness in the glass. The crimson is distinctly transparent and the nose, as well as transmitting freshness, is appetising and cedar. There is little suggestion of anything super ripe or heady. Freshness is the overriding impression - thank you, Pacific Ocean and your nightly visits, presumably. Somehow Silacci and Co have managed to produce a wine that does not taste as though it's the produce of a drought and heatwave and needs the microscope required to read the alcohol level on most Napa Valley wines to discern that it is indeed 15% alcohol. (The 2014 was about €225 a bottle en primeur.) To be offered on the Bordeaux Place on Monday 3 September. There were two periods of cooler weather one during flowering resulted in relatively small clusters and another in very early September just after the start of a protracted harvest that lasted until 8 October. Very warm, dry year, the warmest since 2008, with only a single February storm to fill dams between the end of 2014 and harvest. I think we can assume that Michael Silacci and his team were allowed to spare no expense. ![]() 1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 6% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 2% Malbec vinified separately but with an average of 21 days' maceration and 18 months ageing in new French oak. ![]()
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