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Robert mondavi opus one 2016 full#
TASTING NOTE: deep ruby, full bodied wine with pronounced flavor intensity, high tannins and medium+ acidity levels, with a long lasting finish. The 2008 vintage is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (86%), Petit Verdot (8%), Merlot (4%), Cabernet Franc (1%) and Malbec (1%), aged in french oak barrels (barriques) for 17 months. Opus One: When Robert Mondavi and the Baron Philippe de Rothschild met and became friends in 1970, its a curiosity if either knew their friendship would. Opus One winery in Napa Valley, California was founded as a joint venture between Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Chateau Mouton-Rothschild in Bordeaux. Robert Mondavi Winery To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014. Producing luxury wines from its Napa Valley vineyards, the partnership made its first vintage in 1979 and has made wine at Opus One since 1991. The 2016 Opus One is remarkably elegant and bright offering sumptuous aromas of fresh. JAMES SUCKLING 99 POINTS ROBERT PARKER 98 POINTS 77 Cabernet Sauvignon, 8 Merlot, 8 Petit Verdot, 5 Cabernet Franc. and were absolutely overwhelmed when she revealed it was OPUS ONE.! After all, a wine that normally retails for a few hundred pounds a bottle isn’t something you get (or can afford to get) your hands on every day. Opus One is a partnership founded by Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Chateau Mouton Rothschild in Pauillac, France, and renowned Napa Valley vintner, Robert Mondavi. We were tasting blind and loved the mysterious wine. & Rudd Pickering cellar, when our tutor Anne McHale MW has treated us with something very special at the end of the USA tasting session. I remember very well that day of my WSET Level 3 course at Berry Bros.
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