#Opus one 2016 cabernet sauvignon full#

The blend is 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot, 8% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 1% Malbec. Of the last four vintages, the 2016 is certainly the most open-knit in the early going. I expect the 2016 will enjoy a long drinking window that will start to open relatively soon. In this mini-vertical, the 2016 most closely resembles the 2014, although it has more mid-palate sweetness and overall depth, along with a slightly darker profile. VIN96+ The 2016 Opus One has turned out beautifully.

It can be drunk today (give it a healthy decant) or cellared for 2-3 decades.

With an almost Bordeaux-like class and structure, this full-bodied beauty has no hard edges, plenty of ripe tannins, and is extraordinarily pure, elegant, and long. Based largely on Cabernet Sauvignon mixed with 8% each of Petit Verdot and Merlot, with 5% Cabernet Franc and a splash of Malbec, its deep purple hue is followed by a beautiful bouquet of black cherries, crème de cassis, and blueberry fruit intermixed with notions of cedary spice, toasty oak, graphite, and flowers. JD97+ The 2016 Opus One is brilliant and shows yet again that 2016 was a magical vintage for Napa Valley. 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. WA98 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. Needs at least three to five years to come together. Full-bodied yet linear and very refined with a very persistent finish. We’re thrilled to have earned the opportunity to bring this singular wine to your. After spending 17 months in new French oak and a year in bottle, it’s one of the premier editions the winery has produced in the 40+ years since the Bedroom Summit. Juicy flavors of black cherry, blackberry and cassis flood the palate and. Opus One is one of the worlds most famous wines, and among the most expensive produced in the Napa Valley. The 2018 vintage contains all five Bordeaux varieties, dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon (84). The initial bouquet is augmented by more nuanced notes of sage, rosemary, and black olive.

The finish is gourmande and suave.JS99 Fantastic aromas that are complex and complete with blackcurrants, blueberries and herbs, such as basil and bay leaf. The Opus One 2016 is remarkably elegant and bright offering sumptuous aromas of fresh red and blue fruit, baking spices and vanilla, and a delicate fragrance of spring florals. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy boysenberry, fleshy cassis and slight notes of fleshy strawberry, redcurrant, violet / cornflower associated with a subtle / discreet touch of wood, cardamom, nutmeg, slight / discreet touches of caramelized oak (in the background) as well as subtle hints of dark chocolate, caramelization (on the finish) and a subtle hint of almond (on the finish / in the background). The Opus One 2016 is remarkably elegant and bright offering sumptuous aromas of fresh red and blue fruit, baking spices and vanilla, and a delicate fragrance of. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, a bit aerial and offers a beautiful delicacy / finesse, gourmandise, a slight juiciness, a beautiful tension, a good definition, a slight acid frame, a beautiful guideline, a good tannic structure, a nice fat as well as a beautiful, silky and slightly creamy (in the background) matter. It reveals notes of boysenberry, cassis and small wild fruits associated with discreet touches of wild strawberry, crushed raspberry, slight hints of cornflower, violet as well as a discreet hint of nutmeg, wood, subtle touches of black pepper and spices. The nose is fruity, elegant, aromatic and charming. Tannins are precise, elegant, racy and very finely firm. On the palate this wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy blackberry, fleshy/pulpy blueberry, small notes of plum associated with touches of juicy/fresh red berries, cherry as well as hints of tonka bean, strawberry flowers, caramelization, toasted as well as very discreet hints of mild tobacco, vanilla, a subtle hint of almond and toasted oak.

#Opus one 2016 cabernet sauvignon full#

The palate is fruity, fresh, mineral, well-balanced, full of control/delicacy, full of finesse and offers a beautiful definition, gourmandize, a certain unctuosity, a beautiful finesse of the grain, subtility as well as well as a beautiful freshness, energy and a beautiful balance. It reveals notes of pulpy Boysen berry, juicy/fresh violet plum, small notes of juicy/fresh raspberry associated with touches of violet, strawberry, lily, small ripe fruits as well as fine hints of juicy/fresh blueberry, touches of sweet spices, cuben pepper and discreet hints of fresh tobacco. The nose is elegant, aromatic and offers delicacy, deepness, complexity as well as a beautiful freshness. 71 likes, 1 comments - Project (projectgbg) on Instagram: 'You can now find this iconic wine on our wine list.