2021 Opus One

Tasting notes:

Originating in the Oakville AVA, Opus One is a blend of separate four parcels, including the revered To Kalon vineyard (North and South) that sits on a complex alluvial fan soil near the Mayacamas Mountains. Intense aromas of black plum, blueberry, black currant, and dried rose petals, with notes of cocoa, expresso, savoury herbs and minerals. Creamy on the palate with a velvety texture well balanced with the freshness and a dark chocolate bitterness lingering on the finish.

Producer description:

Opus One is the fruit of the iconic collaboration between the legendary Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild, owner of Bordeaux's Château Mouton Rothschild. The idea was first floated in a conversation between the two men way back in 1970, but only in 1978 did it become a reality. Marrying the potential of the magnificent terroir of Napa Valley with the excellence of Bordeaux winemaking techniques, and as a result Opus One has been often described as the 'American First Growth'.