Wine Doctrine
2016

Opus One

Tasted 10 November 2021 California · Napa Valley

No one likes to be told what to do or how to experience something as personal as wine, so I'll couch this by way of some soft metaphors and in a way that is hopefully a bit more palatable (literally), with perhaps my…

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2013

Opus One

California · Napa Valley

The nose here is feral and a little funky, but there is a nice injection of red/black fruit, Christmas spice, black cherry, and black currant. The finish is notably long, with the back end texture…

Reviewed 29 July 2024
2017

Opus One

California · Napa Valley

Fruity on the nose; fruity on palate. Red berry (cranberry) dominates, with candied red cherry, cassis, and red currant. The profile is. red. With air, it becomes more linear and superficial. The…

Reviewed 29 July 2024
2019

Opus One

California · Napa Valley

Oh bejeezus, this is one seriously stern arm-crossed child who doesn't know how to use its big words when it's cranky. Not much on nose; not much on the palate. Linear and flat-lined, with barely any…

Reviewed 29 July 2024
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