2013 Opus One, Napa Valley 6x75cl

Opus One

Case Format: 75cl

Max score: 98

Drink To: 2023-2043

Opus One is the realised dream of two men: Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Chateau Mouton Rothschild in Bordeaux and Napa Valley vintner Robert Mondavi. Together, they set out to create a single wine that harnessed the unrivalled winemaking of Bordeaux, whilst reaping the benefits of Napa Valley’s outstanding terroir. Opus One has intense aromas of black plum, blueberry, blackcurrant, and dried rose petals, punctuated by undertones of minerality. The creamy, satin texture is framed by ?ne-grained tannins. Its freshness and soft acidity creates a subtle tension between the dark fruit ?avours, savoury herbs, espresso, and cocoa. A delicate dark chocolate bitterness lingers after each sip.
£2,106.72 IN BOND

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CRITIC REVIEWS

97
Antonio Galloni

The 2013 is a powerhouse. Dense, heady and massively structured, the 2013 is impossibly young. Huge swaths of tannin wrap around a core of intense dark red fruit in this potent, brooding wine. Graphite, smoke, cedar and tobacco run through this virile, statuesque wine. The wine's sheer youthful intensity is truly remarkable. I wouldn't dream of touching a bottle before age ten, and even that may not be enough. The 2013 Opus One is shaping up to be an iconic wine.

98
Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Deep garnet colored, the 2013 Opus One needs a little swirling before exploding with preserved black and blue fruitsa blueberry compote, blackberry pie and blackcurrant cordiala giving way to notes of unsmoked cigars, new leather, beef drippings and menthol with wafts of roasted rosemary and rose oil. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is both powerful and ethereal, charged with energy and backed up by profound black fruits, supported with plush tannins and seamless freshness, finishing very long and beautifully perfumed.

18.5
JancisRobinson.com

79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot, 6% Merlot, 2% Malbec. The product of 18 months in barriques and the same period in bottle before release. Dark crimson. Extremely intense and even savoury on the nose - much less obviously Napa than the multi-vintage Overture tasted immediately beforehand. This has real verve but also wonderfully supple tannins. Heady with an edge of iodine, this is the taste of luxury. (It's not difficult to imagine how much discussion between winemaker Michael Silacci of Opus and Philippe Dhalluin of Mouton went into this.)

DELIVERY INFORMATION

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY

USA

REGION

California

SUB REGION

Napa Valley

VINTAGE

2013

COLOUR

Red

CASE FORMAT

6x75cl

AVAILABILITY

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MAX CRITIC SCORE

98

DRINK TO

2023-2043

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