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Opus 20059/11/2023 ![]() Given its popularity and brand recognition, it’s nice to know that even at a major steak house you can probably find this wine and be thrilled to buy it and drink it. It is full-bodied, opulent and, dare I say, delicious. Rating: 91 Points (Cellar Tracker) In keeping with the tradition of many great Bordeaux estates, Opus One produces a fine second wine called Overture. The Swedish Jazz Kings Wild Man Blues 06. Magnum Opus is the first half of Sleepy Hollow’s fall finale. Lars Erstrand Let Me Call You Sweetheart 03. It is reaching full maturity at ten years, but I think there is still another 10-15+ years of upside potential in this wine. Released: 2005 Style: Jazz, Blues, Classical, Folk RAR Size: 4.14 Gb + 1.07 Gb Tracklist: 01. 2005 Opus One Red Bordeaux Blend USA > California > Napa Valley Auction price: Register or sign-in to see quarterly averages or visit the Wine Market Journal Drink between: 2012 - 2024 ( Add My Dates) Other Vintages (44) From This Producer Tasting Notes (248) Pro Reviews (15) Wine Definition Community Tasting Notes (170) Avg Score: 93. Of course, it is a popular wine to criticize, but the quality has never been better, and certainly 2005 is a beauty. Complex and medium to full-bodied, with silky tannin and superb purity and balance, this is exactly what Opus One was meant to be when it was first proposed. The 2005 Opus One, a blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Malbec, has a ruby/purple color and a beautiful, sweet nose of créme de cassis and spring flowers. And after so many years, it represents the pinnacle of French viticultural knowledge combined with that of California and Napa’s Shangri La-like microclimate. Critical Acclaim JD 95 Jeb Dunnuck The 2006 Opus One is another more challenging vintage that saw abundant moisture throughout the year. ![]() The persistently smooth yet expansive finish of the 2006 promises long life in the bottle. Over the last ten or more years, the administration at Mouton Rothschild, particularly the team led by Philippe Dhalluin, has truly pushed the level of quality to the point where this is clearly one of the great wines of Napa. Simultaneously silky and dense on the palate, this unfined wine offers flavors of cassis, espresso and zesty black cherry. This famous wine, first created by the late Baron Philippe de Rothschild and the late Robert Mondavi, started off life as a very good, but rarely exceptional wine. A voluptuous garnet, the 2005 Opus One offers concentrated aromas of blueberry, red roses, white truffle, licorice and nutmeg. In July 2002, an American Producer comissions director Mariano Donoso a documentary on the state of Education in San Juan, the province where he was born.
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