Handford Wines, London
Tasted Wednesday, February 4, 2015 by Papies with 640 views
James presented a pretty good line up of the first really premium Napa wine, a wine that defined the price rather than let the market define it.
What will stay with us as a memory of Opus One is the quality and vibrancy of the fruit. Even down to the 1980 the fruit core was very much present and healthy. Good longevity and we would not advocate drinking any sub 10 or maybe better 15 years of age. The 2011 was probably the one exception and reminded us of the forwardness of the 2011 Ridge so maybe a 2011 hallmark that good winemakers made good and approachable young wines.
Wines were decanted for 2 hours and all the wines were healthy and vibrant. 96,93,86 and 80 had a fair amount of sediment.
We definitely open this level of Napa wines too early. Forgetting the fruit bombs for a second there as wines that need to be treated like 1st Growths and let to age to show their potential. Once again for more classic wine lovers like us the less ripe vintages offer the goods and given the correlation of ripeness with Parker points (and hence price) lucky us!
2012 Jean Loron Pouilly-Fuissé Les Vieux Murs 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé
Staright to the point but not simple. Mineral, citrus and retains its purity. No oak feel (if any used), well round and accessible now. Pretty good wine. 88-89
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