2019 Opus One
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Tasting notes
Ch. Mouton Rothschild’s iconic Napa red is the perfect recipe of restrained, Bordeaux-styled Cabernet, with Napa’s purity of fruit. From a hugely successful vintage, the 2019 Opus One comes largely from Napa’s top vineyard To Kalon (representing 96% of the blend). The wine has a beautiful, delicately scented nose – floral tones mingle with peppery spice and there is an added herbal lift too. The palate is very smooth, with fine tannins. Though medium-bodied, it has deceptive concentration of fruit and tannin. Flavours of black forest gâteau, milk chocolate and black cherry, with sweeter blueberry pie notes fill the palate along with classic Cabernet cassis. The oak is beautifully balanced bringing lovely charry, cigar notes that sustain the long finish. This has a lovely trajectory on the palate and is set to age beautifully.
Critic scores
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James Suckling
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
More reviews and scores
Abundant spring rains, nearly double the annual average, saturated the soil and provided ample water for the growing season. The first signs of budbreak were observed in the vineyard on 27 March, a full 15 days later than usual. This delay led to later bloom and veraison. However, warmer temperatures towards the end of summer accelerated the fruit’s development and maturity so that picking began on 10 September, a couple of days earlier than average. The harvest lasted four weeks. 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec. 22-day skin contact. 19 months in new French oak. Glowing crimson. Heady, a bit like 2009 although there’s an appetising minerality on the palate. Muscular even. (JR)
Juicy, balanced, succulent, and is showing exceptionally well at this point, although has a long life ahead if you can hold back. I love the 2019 vintage in Napa and Tuscany, and here it shows its grace, balance and nuance, without compromising on depth and quality of ripe black fruits studded with sage, rosemary, pencil lead, mint leaf, eucalyptus, crushed rocks. Signature Opus, expressive and joyful but with a classicism that is hard to resist. Michael Silacci winemaker, 100% new oak for ageing.
Juicy, balanced, succulent, and is showing exceptionally well at this point, although has a long life ahead if you can hold back. I love the 2019 vintage in Napa and Tuscany, and here it shows its grace, balance and nuance, without compromising on depth and quality of ripe black fruits studded with sage, rosemary, pencil lead, mint leaf, eucalyptus, crushed rocks. Signature Opus, expressive and joyful but with a classicism that is hard to resist. Michael Silacci winemaker, 100% new oak for ageing.
About the producer
Created by Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild, Opus One is one of the most famous wines and estates in the Napa Valley. Its iconic Cabernet Sauvignon combines the elegance and freshness of Bordeaux with the natural ripeness and opulence of Napa.
Product details
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec/ Auxerrois / Cot
Red
Dry