Opus One 2019

Napa Valley

/ 5 ( reviews)

99pts, James Suckling, 2022
97-99, The Wine Advocate, 2021
98pts, Decanter, 2022
96-98pts, Jeb Dunnuck, 2021

This Franco-American masterpiece is undisputedly one of California's finest reds. A Mondavi-Rothschild project set up 40 years ago, its wines still astound. The 99-point 2019 explodes with gorgeous layers of ripe fruits and promises much more.

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£355.00 a bottle

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Rich, juicy cassis and raspberry fruit, silky tannins, very long

Aroma

Very ripe black berry fruits; spice, black olive, wild sage

Allergy information

Contains sulphites

More information

Red - Full Bodied
Cabernet Based Blend
USA
Very deep purple crimson

13.5% ABV
10.13 Units
750.00 ml
31 December, 2032

Opus One was established in 1978, a joint venture between two legendary wine figures, the late Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Château Mouton Rothschild. The aim was to create a Californian wine in the mould of a Médoc First Growth. It became an immediate international hit and in 1981 a case of it was sold at auction for $24,000. The iconic Opus One winery, designed by Johnson, Fain & Pereira, was completed in 1991 and is as famous as the wine. The 2019 is a classic Médoc blend – Cabernet-dominated, with Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and a twist of Malbec, aged in French oak for 19 months. It has amazing rich, layered flavours of espresso, dark chocolate, undergrowth and dense fruit. Decant early or, best, cellar.

"The purity of fruit is really something else here, with currants and fresh flowers. Fantastic length" James Suckling
Critic, 99 points