2018 Opus One - Release 2023

Name: 2018 Opus One - Release 2023
Brand: Opus One
SKU: 14960
Price: 381.0 EUR
Availability: LimitedAvailability

Opus One

Weinart: Rotwein

Rebsorte: 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot, 5% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 1% Malbec

Land: USA / Kalifornien

Region: Napa Valley

Stilistik: vielschichtig, rassig & vollmundig

Ausbau: 17 Monate im Barrique

Geschmacksrichtung: trocken

Alkoholgehalt: 14,0% Vol.

Trinktemperatur: 15-18°C

Grimm 98+ /100

Suckling 99 /100

Vinous 96 /100

Dunnuck 97 /100

Wine Spectator 94 /100

Parker 98 /100

Allergene: Sulfite, Abfüllerinformation

381,00 €*

Inhalt: 0.75 Liter (508,00 €* / 1 Liter)

Preise inkl. MwSt. zzgl. Versandkosten September-Release: Die Auslieferung erfolgt nach Import.

Produktnummer: 14960

Michael Grimm

98+ POINTS

"... dichte, fleischige, reife und tolle Frucht, dunkle Beeren, Cassis, saftig, viel Charme und Struktur, tolle Säure, große Finesse und Eleganz”

Technisches Datenblatt

Vinous

96 POINTS

The 2018 Opus One is absolutely exquisite. Bright red berry fruit, crushed flowers, mint and spice are all finely cut. The 2018 impresses with its energy and focus. It's a gorgeous wine, and is also showing especially well today, with all of the potential I first saw in barrel very much on display. Bright acids linger on the persistent finish. The 2018 is supremely elegant.

- Antonio Galloni (09/2021)

James Suckling

99 POINTS

Extremely perfumed and floral with lavender, lilacs and violets to the sweet, ripe berries, such as blackberries and blackcurrants. Some slate and graphite, too. It’s full-bodied, yet ever so balanced and refined, with super fine tannins that last for minutes. Fresh herbs, such as bay leaf and lemon grass highlight the dark fruit. The quality of tannin is exquisite with wonderful polish and refinement. Lasts for minutes. So wonderful to taste now, but better after 2026. (08/2021)

Jeb Dunnuck

97 POINTS

The 2018 Opus One is a blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot, and the rest Merlot and Cabernet Franc. This deep purple-hued effort leans to lively, fresher side of the vintage but has a brilliant, utterly classic style in its crème de cassis and blue-tinged fruit as well as notes of lead pencil, candied violets, damp earth, and chocolate-like nuances. With a Pomerol-like elegance and purity, it's medium to full-bodied and has wonderful tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish. It plays in the finesse-driven end of the spectrum yet is concentrated and seamless, with serious length. It offers pleasure today but should benefit from 4-5 years in the cellar, and my money is on it evolving for 30 years or more. (04/2021)

Wine Spectator

94 POINTS

The fruit is decidedly restrained in style, without the vivid punch typical of the vintage, but the gently mulled currant, cherry and bitter plum flavors are well-delineated and persistent, while notable savory, thyme and tobacco leaf notes play a prominent role alongside. There's a racy beam of acidity piercing through it all and a lingering iron note on the finish. An excellent example of the style. Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec. Drink now through 2036. 32,400 cases made.

- J.M. (10/2021)

Parker – Wine Advocate

98 POINTS

Very deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 Opus One soars out of the glass with bright, bold boysenberries, warm cassis and ripe, juicy black plums notes, plus emerging nuances of lilacs, oolong tea, cinnamon stick, tilled soil and black truffles. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is packed with tightly wound layers of crunchy black fruits, supported by firm, grainy tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing with lifted fruitiness and on a lingering mineral note.

- Lisa Perrotti-Brown (02/2021)

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