OPUS ONE 2014 PLUS

Baron Philippe announced his choice, “Opus,” a musical expression denoting the first masterwork of a composer. The partners agreed to choose a name of Latin origin for the joint venture, allowing for easy recognition in both English and French. In 1982 Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild began label design. n 1981 a single case of the joint venture wine sold for $24,000 at the first Napa Valley Wine Auction – the highest price ever paid for a California wine. The following year the partners officially announced their joint venture. Winery Info/ Brand Château Mouton Rothschild winemaker Lucien Sionneau and Robert Mondavi’s son Timothy made the partnership’s first vintage at the Robert Mondavi Winery in 1979. This still has a ways to go before peaking. Offers a singed alder frame, with a telltale cast iron bolt emerging at the very end. Youthfully packed, featuring currant and cherry paste notes balled up at the core, while savory, menthol and sage flavors stay buried in the background. Medium-bodied, finely crafted and with an energetic line lifting the red and black fruits, it has a bold frame of grainy tannins and a very long, earth and spice-layered finish.

OPUS ONE 2014 PLUS

Description/ Tasting NotesInky purple color and nose of crushed black and red currants, black cherries and mulberries with touches of underbrush, sautéed herbs and pencil shavings plus a waft of spice box.

Opus one 2014