Opus One
Overture by Opus One 750ml
Overture by Opus One 750ml
USA : NAPA VALLEY : OAKVILLE
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec
FULL-BODIED, BLACK CHERRY, RED CURRANT, COCOA, CEDAR, OAK
Opus One has made Overture since 1993, on the Bordeaux logic that not every lot belongs in the grand vin. The fruit comes from the same Oakville estate vineyards, farmed to the same standard, and more than fifty lots are vinified separately before anything is blended.
The lots that do not make the final Opus One blend get extra time in French oak instead. What comes out is rounder and more open than the estate wine, which is the whole idea: this one is built to drink on purchase rather than to wait on.
Oakville sits on the valley floor between the Vaca and Mayacamas ranges, where warm inland air meets cool air pulled up from San Pablo Bay. Well-drained gravel and clay soils give the reds here structure without weight.
PAIRINGS :
| Grilled ribeye | fat coats the palate, the tannins cut straight through it |
| Rack of lamb with rosemary | gaminess meets the cedar and dried-herb side of the blend |
| Roast chicken with warm spices | round enough not to overrun poultry, and the savory spice lines up |
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