Opus one red blend 2015 full#

If you can't wait, make sure you find an uninterrupted evening and a large carafe - this needs time and oxygen to edge towards uncurling these tight, rich flavours.

A wine that you want to lean in to - and again a wine that needs time in bottle. Touch of heat through the mid-palate, but it's seductive and luxurious, with cocoa, espresso and black chocolate notes that barely let up.

Opus one red blend 2015 full#

'The hottest vintage since 2008, this is full of spice and still an absolute baby. Sweet floral and spice notes add a gentler touch as the wine opens up just a bit with air. All of the fruit intensity and ripeness of the vintage is evident, but the wine feels a bit more compact and less exuberant than it did at the outset. That said, 2015 has really shut down since I tasted it last year, which is probably a very good sign for the future. 'The 2015 Opus One is rich, sensual and super-polished. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is wonderfully bright and crunchy, with bags of fresh black and red berries and a wonderfully plush, finely grained texture, finishing long and fragrant. “So, when we took it out of barrel to prepare for bottling we added a few more components.” Medium to deep garnet-purple color, it bursts from the glass with beautiful violets, lavender, rose hip tea and chocolate-covered cherries scents over a core of crushed blackberries, black cherries, cassis and iron ore. 'This wine was too much-too much like a caricature for me,” winemaker Michael Silacci confessed to me while tasting the 2015 Opus One together again recently. Drink or hold.' - (July 7, 2018)ĩ7 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 81% cabernet sauvignon, 4% petit verdot, 7% cabernet franc, 6% merlot and 2% malbec. I like it slightly better than the excellent 2014. All about harmonious fruit and tannin balance. Brightness is the word that comes to mind. Roses, currant bush and fresh leaves, too. 'Purity and brilliance on the nose with so much currant and flower character. Varietal Composition: 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Merlot, 2% Malbec Harvest began on September 1 with short pauses heat spells and continued warmth allowed for the berries to be steadily picked at their ideal maturity. Warm summer months led to advanced veraison, which was followed by perfect ripening conditions. Cooler conditions during flowering ultimately lead to a smaller number of berries on each cluster and lower than average yields. Drought conditions persisted, and rainfall was erratic, with most of the much-needed rain falling at the end of the previous year and supplemented by only a single storm in February, which was enough water to sustain the vines. Marking the warmest year since 2008, the 2015 growing season set a record for early bloom. 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. Until 1982, the wine was previously named Napamedoc when it was renamed Opus One. Opus One Winery rests in the heart of Napa in Oakville.