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The vineyards are, for the most part, managed with traditional practices, like manual harvest of the fruit. Today Opus One is produced from four different parcels in the western zone of the Oakville AVA of Napa Valley: two parcels forming the famous 40-hectare To-Kalon vineyard and the River and Ballestra Parcels, which form 28 hectares in total and surround the present-day Opus One Winery. Opus One, Napa Valley 2017 Opus One, Napa Valley 2016 Opus One, Napa Valley 2013 Opus One, Napa Valley 2011 Opus One, Napa Valley 2008 Opus One, Napa Valley 2004ĭonât Miss: Best Wine To Pair With Lasagna Winemaking At Opus One We meet founder and winemaker Michael Silacci, and Opus One winemaker, Warren Winiarski, to discover how modern techniques are rigorously researched and evaluated to assess their benefits, before being integrated into practice. In this episode of Live from the Vines, our team goes behind the cellar door into the intricate world of Opus One Winery, where hand-harvesting and traditional approaches reign supreme. This singular mission has shaped their every vintage. Together, the founders set out to create a single wine dedicated to the pursuit of uncompromising quality. Opus One is the realized dream of two men: Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Chateau Mouton Rothschild in Bordeaux, and Napa Valley vintner Robert Mondavi. Hosted by Michael Silacci & Warren Winiarski The wine displays impressive depth, not the velvety elegance of the 2007, but is a more muscular wine that begs for 2-3 years of cellaring and should drink well for 20-25 years.ĭonât Miss: Stella Rosa Peach Wine Alcohol Percentage Live From The Vines: Opus One Winery The tannins are bolder, more dramatic, and more present. The 2006 comes across as a bigger, more structured wine than the 2007. Following Constellation Brands' 2004 takeover of Robert Mondavi winery, the estate of Baron Rothschild negotiated with Constellation Brands control of marketing, vineyard management, and administration of the winery.Opus One || Napa Cabernet Blend || Decants with D In the 1990s, Opus One became the California cult wine to be widely sold in Asia and Europe.

The first vintage from this block was released in 1985 and soon the estate built the large limestone winery in Oakville that has become an icon of the Napa Valley. In 1980, Mondavi sold 35 acres from his To Kalon Vineyard in the Oakville AVA to the joint venture that would serve as the backbone for the blend. The joint venture between Mondavi and Baron Rothschild was announced in 1980, though plans for the winery had been developing between the two men since the early 1970s. The genesis of Opus One wine can be traced to 1970 at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii where Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild met for the very first time and began their collaboration to merge old world and new world wine styles into one grand opus.

Since 1993, they have produced a second wine, Overture. In 1989 a new winery was built just down the road, the first vintage from the new winery was from 1991 and was released in 1994. For a while it was the most expensive Californian wine, and to date still ranks among the most expensive red wines produced in the Napa Valley, with the 2014 vintage retailing for $325 per bottle. The first vintage, 1979 was released in 1984 at the same time as the 1980 vintage. The creation of this winery venture in 1980 was big news in the wine industry de Rothschild's involvement added an air of respectability to the burgeoning Napa wine region. It is located across State Route 29 from the Robert Mondavi Winery. The winery was founded as a joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Château Mouton Rothschild and Robert Mondavi to create a single Bordeaux style blend based upon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine was called napamedoc until 1982 when it was named Opus One. Opus One Winery is a winery in Oakville, California, United States. Robert Mondavi co-founder Philippine de Rothschild, co-owner Michael Silacci, WinemakerĬabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot Winery located in California Opus One Winery

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