'We had plenty of rain in the early part of the year,' commented Opus One winemaker Michael Silacci, 'followed by an early budbreak. 2016 is the vintage winemakers can't remember because it was so uneventful. 97+ Call it a hat trick: Opus One knocks it out of the park with three excellent, if very different, takes on the the last string of vintages: 2015, 20. Pronounced intensity, dark fruit, cassis, currant, cherry, blackberry, blueberry, oak/cedar, baking spices, chocolate, tobacco, leather. This a very decadent expression of Opus One with a provocatively effortless harmoniousness that is truly difficult to resist. Winemaker Notes: The 2016 Opus One is remarkably elegant and bright offering sumptuous aromas of fresh red and blue fruit, baking spices and vanilla. The initial bouquet is augmented by more nuanced notes of sage, rosemary, and black olive. Full-bodied, super concentrated and packed with black and blue fruits, the palate is built like a brick house with firm, ripe, finely grained tannins and oodles of freshness, finishing long and perfumed. The Opus One 2016 is remarkably elegant and bright offering sumptuous aromas of fresh red and blue fruit, baking spices and vanilla, and a delicate fragrance of spring florals. Meritage & Red Blends - Wines by The Bottle The Derby Arcadia. Very deep purple-black, the nose reveals profound notions of chocolate-covered cherries, crème de cassis, blueberry compote and licorice with touches of tobacco, cedar chest, Sichuan pepper, eucalyptus and violets.

A blend of 77.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot, 8% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 1.5% Malbec, the Opus One 2016 Proprietary Red Wine was recently bottled in July and August 2018.

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