![]() ![]() ![]() We "The Best Wine Store" is not responsible for weather related damages. There is nothing we can do about that, once the order is shipped. Please know there may be some leakage in transit. Title to all product intended for shipment passes to the customer when the goods are picked up by the common carrier. If you decide to cancel the order Ideally you should contact us within two hours of placing the order. If we are able to stop shipping or for any other reason that may arise, there will be a 10% charge to cancel or issue money back. There are no refunds for the purchase of alcohol once the order is shipped. Someone Age 21 or Older Is Required to Sign for the package upon delivery, we recommend you ship to a business address if that is a better option!Īny and All Wine purchased from The Best Wine Store may be substituted for the newest or latest vintage unless otherwise noted! MUST BE 21 Years of Age or Older to Purchase from this website! A supremely age-worthy wine, it will delight now and for many years to come.Ĭabernet Sauvignon 80%, Petit Verdot 9%, Cabernet Franc 5%, Merlot 5% and Malbec 1% The fine-grained, plush tannins evolve into a long, supple finish. This seductive wine shows flavors of black cassis, black cherry and a hint of cocoa powder. The juicy entry offers a round, silky mouthfeel with just enough acidity to complement the satin texture. The Opus One 2017 offers a harmonious aromatic balance of rich dark fruit, stems of roses, and earthy forest floor. Superb flavors and excellent ripening led to an earlier than expected harvest, which commenced on the 5th of September. Despite Mother Nature’s variability, favorable weather in August provided optimal conditions for fruit development and maturation. The summer, in turn, was warm and punctuated by occasional heat waves. Increased soil moisture allowed for healthy vine growth and development. The abundant rainfall continued into March, causing a modest delay in budbreak, and pushing bloom back by two weeks. Drink or hold.The winter of 2017 ended a five-year drought with January recording the most rainfall in over 20 years. Medium-to full-bodied, round and savory with creamy, juicy tannins. “Lots of currant and floral notes on the nose. In 2017, Opus One has a distinctly red-toned fruit profile that distinguishes it from the surrounding vintages. Exotic, beautifully perfumed and impeccable in its balance, Opus One is one of the most complete wines of the vintage. Plush fruit and soft, silky contours give the 2017 its racy personality. ![]() ![]() “A remarkable wine for the year, the 2017 Opus One is a dense, full-throttle beauty. Medium-bodied, the palate has a lively skip in its step, featuring bags of juicy raspberry and cassis-laced fruit and a refreshing line, supported by ripe, plush tannins, finishing long and graceful. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it slowly grows on the nose, revealing compelling notes of baked black cherries, mulberries, black raspberries, warm cassis and blackberry pie with nuances of spice cake, yeast extract, tapenade, licorice and dusty soil with a waft of wild sage. “The 2017 Opus One, bottled in July 2019, is a blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8.5% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 4.5% Merlot and 1% Malbec. “Call it a hat trick: Opus One knocks it out of the park with three excellent, if very different, takes on the last string of vintages: 2015, 20.”ĩ5 Points – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate We’ll just drop this from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate quote here: These are moving faster than free funnel cakes at the county fair. And just think of how hard you can flex on Instagram with one of these bottle shots!Įnough of the razzle dazzle. Like swimming with dolphins, participating in the Gloucester Cheese Run, and releasing baby turtles into the ocean, it’s a bucket list type adventure for your palate. No matter your wine budget, or how full your pile, stash, cellar, allocations may be, you NEED these. Opus One, as you know, hardly needs any clarifying verbiage other than “ROCKS YOUR FACE OFF”. You will be on the winning side.Īlthough we do get to taste these gems every vintage, we are not pretentious enough to include our own tasting notes as tabulating the scribbles did not amount to much more than a bunch of oohs and aahs, with parental advisory explicit jargon scattered in between. Can too-much-of-a-good thing really be a thing? Prove us wrong, clean us out. Still in disbelief as you may prove us wrong. Never thought we’d see enough of these to go around. How this day came about blows our little spy minds too. Not one, not two, but THREE vintages of the wine, the myth, the legend! Including jaw-droppingly rare magnums, all at offensively low prices that you simply will not find elsewhere, guaranteed. Today, beloved Operatives, we bring you VINOUS MAGIC. ![]()
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