A beautiful wine, clean and buttery, with a floral nose and generous taste profile. This is a 1500ml bottle, which is twice the volume of a regular sized bottle of wine. I stumbled across a beautiful unopened box with six bottles of the 2013 Opus One at one of the state stores in Pennsylvania, so I decided to stock up for the future, although my wife said we should try one now, and Im certainly glad we did. Place is best expressed in the mouthfeel of Opus One it is the balance of power and finesse, structure and texture.Ĭomplementing both time and place is the essential human element: the attitude, will and soulful attention embodied in the team of individuals who prune, harvest, cellar and embrace the vision of our founding partners. Place is often defined as terroir and denotes the special characteristics that geography, geology and climate bestow upon a vineyard. Beautifully full-bodied and extraordinarily. Velvety textured, without a had edge to be found, notes of crme de cassis, blueberry, subtle wood and floral notes gently rise from the wine’s dense purple color. Through the minds and hands of the vineyard workers, we capture time and the essence of the season – coaxing concentration and tempering abundance. The 2013 Opus One, a blend of 79 Cabernet Sauvignon, 7 Cabernet Franc, 6 Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Malbec, is a beauty. In 1991, Opus One moved all winemaking to its present day facility in Oakville. Product Details Varietal Bordeaux Red Blends Region Oakville, Napa Valley, California Producer Opus One Vintage 2013 Size 750ML ABV 14. Time is expressed in the 2013 Opus One Cabernet by the character of the vintage: sometimes with a personality that is highly defined and sometimes with a shade of difference quite subtle from other vintages. Initially, Opus One was made at Robert Mondavi Winery. The wine has an exquisite finish and can be drunk now or cellared for 25-30 years. Beautifully full-bodied and extraordinarily elegant and pure, this is certainly one of their great achievements over the last 37 years. Velvety textured, without a had edge to be found, notes of crme de cassis, blueberry, subtle wood and floral notes gently rise from the wines dense purple color. Rated 97 points by Wine Advocate The 2013 Opus One, a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Malbec, is a beauty.
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