![]() The UPC code differs for each release of Overture and a QR code on the label indicates the vintage composition. Write a review About Cultivated with passion and a singular vision, Opus One produces one ultra-premium Bordeaux blend a year. Dark forest berry notes on the nose with perfumed. ![]() Note: The 2022 release is about 70% 2019 vintage and 30% 2018 vintage. The first time specific blocks have been used for this wine. Much, much lighter than stereotypical Napa Cabernet! Top-quality oak and hands-off winemaking in evidence but it's very much lighter than Opus One itself. This seems ready to drink already although it's not going to decline that fast. Sweet palate entry and only just sufficient acidity for my taste but only the lightest of tannins. Warm red-fruit nose with some herbal quality and a little briariness somehow. A blend of the 20 vintages with 18 months ageing in French oak barrels. Concentrated, deep and layered but still with elegance. It's well built and very approachable with blackcurrant and black cherry flavours on the palate. Tasting Notes For Opus One Overture Opus One Overture - a sophisticated and alluring blend of estate-grown grapes, crafted to perfection for the discerning. Supple and agile, generous with textured, slightly grainy tannins that are so pleasant - expansive and round in the mouth. Dark forest berry notes on the nose with perfumed elements and notes of milk chocolate. The first time specific blocks have been used for this wine. High Cabernet Sauvignon in this blend, 60% new oak, 40% one year oak, bottled August 2021. Feels cohesive, juicy, with plenty of 2019 character (although this is multi vintage, with exact percentages not stated), with nuanced fresh mint leaf and crayon. The aromatics are deliciously open, with crunchy raspberry and blueberry fruits, balanced and well put together. Alas, none of them are true of persons, only of wine. Gorgeous plum colour, sumptuous and ready to dive into. Wine Review: Opus One Overture NV Napa JDwight Furrow Wine Reviews Leave a comment Our literature is full of epigrams about the virtues of ageThe best is yet to be, Old age hath yet his honor and his toil, With age comes wisdom.
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