Classification | Cru Classe |
Type | Red |
Brand | Opus One |
Vintage | 2016 |
Country | United States |
Region | Napa Valley |
Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Bordeaux Blend |
Alcohol % | 14.5% |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Drinkable | 2021-2050 |
Stock | 12 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Opus One offers up bold, expressive black and blue fruits: warm black plums, black cherries, blackcurrants and wild blueberries with a beautiful undercurrent of lilacs, roses, fertile loam, underbrush and Indian spices. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is a tightly coiled spring ready to explode, with fantastic tension and wonderfully ripe, very fine-grained tannins, finishing very long with a mineral lift.
Fantastic aromas that are complex and complete with blackcurrants, blueberries and herbs, such as basil and bay leaf. But always subtle. Full-bodied yet linear and very refined with a very persistent finish. It shows drive and brightness. So refined at the end. Needs at least three to five years to come together.