2006 Opus One Napa Valley
94 pts (WA) Not surprisingly, the 2006 is a bigger, more muscular, less charming
effort displaying unbridled power, full-bodied richness, and notes of
new saddle leather, black fruits, roasted herbs, and burning embers.
Powerful and rich with sweet tannin, low acidity, and more structure
and density than the 2005 as well as less nuance and complexity, the
2006 should be consumed over the next 15+ years.
With a new
winemaking team in place, and no longer any influence from the
Mondavis, it is ironic that Opus One appears to have produced its
greatest trilogy of vintages to date. This wine has always been more
about sizzle than substance. While some top wines have emerged, others
have been riddled with brett as well as lacking in concentration. That
accusation can not be made against any of these three vintages. Wine Advocate # 180 Dec 2008
93 pts (ST) A five-variety Bordeaux blend based on 77% cabernet sauvignon)
Saturated deep ruby. Cassis, bitter chocolate and sexy smoky oak on the
nose. Dense and sweet but firmly structured, with lovely inner-mouth
aromatic quality giving the wine sappy lift. Pure, penetrating flavors
of cassis, lead pencil and bitter chocolate, with a sexy oak quality
that I can only describe as Mouton-like. This is still quite tightly
wound and will need several years of bottle aging to soften up (it
won't be released until the fall of this year). "The biggest change
here has been our independence," said winemaker Michael Silacci, who
took over winemaking responsibilities with the 2004 vintage; previously
former partners Mouton-
This is a California Wine
There are currently no reviews of this
wine.
Submit a Review