Long-time winemaking director Michael Silacci noted that the estate did not strip leaves prior to the brutal August heat spike. The essence of time is expressed in Opus One by the character of each vintage. A wine of outstanding depth, clarity, finesse of grain and class it’s hard to imagine that this site could give more. Old World in its classic dryness, this highly concentrated Opus One really shines on its vibrant, slowly building back end, where the broad, dusty tannins caress and saturate the palate and allow the fruits and minerals to build. Blackberry, plum, cassis, espresso, crushed granite, fine grain tannins.
Seamless, savory and classy on entry if a bit subdued, then delivers lovely restrained sweetness and a complicating wildness in the middle palate that still calls for more bottle aging. 2010 Opus One 84 Cab Sauv 5.5 Merlot 5.5 Cab Franc 4 Petite Verdot 1 Malbec. Initially reticent nose opened in the glass to reveal wonderfully complex scents of black- and redcurrant, blackberry, minerals, licorice, loam and tobacco leaf, plus a whiff of leather. The texture, length and richness are all impressive.īright dark ruby.
2010 OPUS ONE FULL
The gorgeous aromatics are followed by a beautifully knit, full-bodied red blend (84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5.5% Merlot, 5.5% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot and 1% Malbec) displaying lots of spicy black currant fruit, medium to full body, velvety tannins, and not a hard edge to be found. A glorious perfume of sweet charcoal, truffle, black currants and spice box soars from the glass of the saturated purple-colored 2010 Opus One.
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