Lot 5
OPUS ONE 2008 (1)
OPUS ONE 2009 (1)
OPUS ONE 2010 (1) WS 92 WA 96
OPUS ONE 2011 (1)
OPUS ONE 2012 (1) WA 96
OPUS ONE 2013 (1) WA 97+
OPUS ONE 2014 (1) WA 96
OPUS ONE 2015 (1) WA 97
OPUS ONE 2016 (1) WA 98
Lot 5 Details
OPUS ONE 2008 (1)
Napa Valley.
u. bn. marked label. scuffed capsule.
OPUS ONE 2009 (1)
Napa Valley.
u. bn. stained label. scuffed capsule.
OPUS ONE 2010 (1)
Napa Valley.
u. bn.
A glorious perfume of sweet charcoal, truffle, black currants and spice box soars from the glass of the saturated purple-colored 2010 Opus One. 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. The texture, length and richness are all impressive. This estate has been making great Cabernet-based wines for nearly a decade ... and this is another one. Drink it over the next 20+ years. October 2013 WS 92 WA 96
OPUS ONE 2011 (1)
Napa Valley.
u. bn. marked label. scuffed capsule.
OPUS ONE 2012 (1)
Napa Valley.
u. bn. marked label.
The iconic 2012 Proprietary Red Opus One is a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot, 6% Merlot and 2% Malbec aged 18 months in French oak. A classy, complex, suave and savory 2012 Opus One, with notes of toasty oak and crème de cassis. This Pauillac lookalike, made by the staff at Mouton Rothschild, is a beauty. They have continued to strengthen the quality of wine and seem to have produced a brilliant, world-class wine. I imagine the 2013 may even eclipse this, but this 2012 is one of their great ones, with a seamless integration of acidity, tannin, alcohol and wood all present in this beautiful, full-bodied wine that should drink well for 25-30 years. December 2015 WA 96
OPUS ONE 2013 (1)
Napa Valley.
u. bn. wrinkled label.
The 2013 Opus One, a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Malbec, is a beauty. Velvety textured, without a had edge to be found, notes of crème de cassis, blueberry, subtle wood and floral notes gently rise from the wine’s dense purple color. Beautifully full-bodied and extraordinarily elegant and pure, this is certainly one of their great achievements over the last 37 years. The wine has an exquisite finish and can be drunk now or cellared for 25-30 years. December 2016 Drink: 2016-2046 WA 97+
OPUS ONE 2014 (1)
Napa Valley.
u. bn.
Blended of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Malbec, the Opus One 2014 Proprietary Red Wine sports an inky purple color and nose of crushed black and red currants, black cherries and mulberries with touches of underbrush, sautéed herbs and pencil shavings plus a waft of spice box. Medium-bodied, finely crafted and with an energetic line lifting the red and black fruits, it has a bold frame of grainy tannins and a very long, earth and spice-layered finish. WA 96
OPUS ONE 2015 (1)
Napa Valley.
u. bn. wrinkled label.
“This wine was too much—too much like a caricature for me,” winemaker Michael Silacci confessed to me while tasting the 2015 Opus One together again recently. “So, when we took it out of barrel to prepare for bottling we added a few more components.” Medium to deep garnet-purple color, it bursts from the glass with beautiful violets, lavender, rose hip tea and chocolate-covered cherries scents over a core of crushed blackberries, black cherries, cassis and iron ore. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is wonderfully bright and crunchy, with bags of fresh black and red berries and a wonderfully plush, finely grained texture, finishing long and fragrant. October 2019 Drink: 2021-2040 WA 97
OPUS ONE 2016 (1)
Napa Valley.
u. bn.
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. 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. October 2019 Drink: 2021-2055 WA 98