Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Opus One bursts from the glass. 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. Full-bodied and long with beautiful depth and intensity. 2016 Opus One, Napa Valley (Magnum, 1.5L) Per Bottle on sale Wine Advocate 98 / 100. A natural extension of the creation of Opus One, Overture is the timeless expression of our estate vineyards. Dense and layered blackberries and blueberries. NV Other Volume: 750ml Description Additional information Reviews (0) Source: Winemaker In keeping with the tradition of many great Bordeaux estates, we produce a fine second wine, Overture. Purity with incredible complexity, showing dried mushrooms, blackberries, currants and cedar. Very deep purple-black, the nose reveals profound notions of chocolate-covered cherries. I tasted this for the first time last year and it has only got greater. This singularly stunning expression of Napa Valley is to be released by the winery in 2021. The finish is both powerful and beautifully nuanced, hedonic and cerebrally gratifying. ![]() ![]() Black cherry, plum, leather and spice flesh out effortlessly, but what stands out most is the wines textural intensity and sheer power. ![]() The full-bodied palate is densely packed with muscular fruit, backed by a rock-solid structure of very firm, exquisitely ripe, grainy tannins and fantastic tension. The 2016 Opus One is a wine of real breadth and power. Deep garnet-purple, the 2016 Promontory comes barreling out of the glass with bold scents of black cherries, blueberry pie and licorice, leading to a slowly emerging core of crème de cassis, dark chocolate, black soil and truffles plus touches of cumin seed, mossy bark and beef drippings.
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