Opus One - Red Wine Napa Valley 2013 (750ml)
Price: $625.00
Sale Price: $525.00
| Producer | Opus One |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Napa Valley |
| Varietal | Proprietary Red |
| Vintage | 2013 |
| Sku | 1705304 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Advocate: 98 Points
Deep garnet colored the 2013 Opus One needs a little swirling before exploding with preserved black and blue fruits?blueberry compote blackberry pie and blackcurrant cordial?giving way to notes of unsmoked cigars new leather beef drippings and menthol with wafts of roasted rosemary and rose oil. Medium to full-bodied the palate is both powerful and ethereal charged with energy and backed up by profound black fruits supported with plush tannins and seamless freshness finishing very long and beautifully perfumed. During my recent visit to Opus One I tasted five vintages of the "grand vin" including a barrel sample of the 2019 which will be published separately in a dedicated report. Comparing the 2018 vintage with 2019 winemaker Michael Silacci commented "There?s a little more richness to 2019. 2018 is elegant and that's not an excuse for being lighter. I like the intensity of the 2018s?2019 is a bit above it. 2018 was cooler with a little bit more acidity." Both vintages are a triumph at Opus One and a testament to the subtle changes that Silacci and his team have been conducting in the vineyards and winery over the last 15+ years. Bravo!
Vinous: 97 Points
Vinous Media
The 2013 is a powerhouse. Dense, heady and massively structured, the 2013 is impossibly young. Huge swaths of tannin wrap around a core of intense dark red fruit in this potent, brooding wine. Graphite, smoke, cedar and tobacco run through this virile, statuesque wine. The wine's sheer youthful intensity is truly remarkable. I wouldn't dream of touching a bottle before age ten, and even that may not be enough. The 2013 Opus One is shaping up to be an iconic wine.
