Tight and compacted tannins with beautiful fruit and great length.
#Opus one 2012 review full#
Full body, seamless tannins and wonderful balance. Glorious purity of fruit here with blackcurrants, blueberries, dark chocolate, fresh herbs and forest floor. This refined and age-worthy wine offers lively acidity and a sturdy structure with a long lingering finish. The wine’s round mouthfeel and satiny tannins wrap around classic flavors of cassis, blackberry and black cherry. The wine effuses dark fruit aromas accentuated by subtler notes of forest-floor and graphite. Picking started on September 21st and continued through October 20th. At harvest, the fruit exhibited intense flavor, layers of complexity and excellent structure. Mother Nature favoured the 2012 vintage with a superb growing season characterized by moderate temperatures and bountiful sunshine. Dedicated to uncompromised quality, Opus One’s sole purpose is to express this vision and passionate spirit for generations to come. Opus One, like any great work, arose out of passion. Today it is one of the most iconic and revered wines made in California, and the world. This wine represents Opus One at its best: Balanced with satiny tannins and fresh acidity, providing a strong foundation for flavors of black currant, mocha. Their goal was to craft a wine that combined the intensity and fruit purity of Napa, with the elegance of top Bordeaux.
It was established in 1979 as a joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Robert Mondavi. Drink now through 2028.Opus One is arguably Napa's most famous winery.
Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Merlot and Malbec. Finishes with a long, layered aftertaste. The dense core of fruit pushes through a front of rustic graphite and loamy earth. "A Pauillac-like expression from Napa Valley, this features smoky, toasty oak from the get-go, framing the intense flavors of earth, crushed rock and gravelly dried dark berry. I imagine the 2013 may even eclipse this, but this 2012 is one of their great ones, with a seamless integration of acidity, tannin, alcohol and wood all present in this beautiful, full-bodied wine that should drink well for 25-30 years." - RP, 96 points They have continued to strengthen the quality of wine and seem to have produced a brilliant, world-class wine.
This Pauillac lookalike, made by the staff at Mouton Rothschild, is a beauty. A classy, complex, suave and savory 2012 Opus One, with notes of toasty oak and crème de cassis. "The iconic 2012 Proprietary Red Opus One is a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot, 6% Merlot and 2% Malbec aged 18 months in French oak. This is 79% cabernet sauvignon, 7% cabernet franc, 6% merlot, 6% petit verdot and 2% malbec" - James Suckling, 97 points Hard not to drink now but better in 2018.
Full body with seamless tannins and balance.
#Opus one 2012 review plus#
Hints of mint too, plus hazelnut and chocolate. "Glorious purity of fruit here with black currants, blueberries, dark chocolate, fresh herbs and forest floor. This refined and age-worthy wine simultaneously offers a long lingering finish, with lively acidity and a sturdy structure at the close. The wine's round mouthfeel and satiny tannins wrap around classic flavors of cassis,blackberry and black cherry. The 2012 Opus One effuses fresh dark fruit aromas accentuated by subtler notes of forest-floor and graphite. REDUCED SHIPPING FEE OF $13.99 FOR ORDERS BELOW S$300.Ī blend of Cabernet Sauvignon 79%, Cabernet Franc 7%, Petit Verdot 6%, Merlot 6% and Malbec 2%. Full body with seamless tannins and balance.
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