2014 Opus One

Community Tasting Notes (60) Avg Score: 93.9 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Crunge's profile
  • Report Issue

  3/31/2024 - Crunge wrote:

  No rating as this is not my style of wine.
  
  Despite having been a wine drinker for over thirty years, I had not previously had an Opus One. I've had several people recommend it and one recommender was from such an insufferable blowhard that I was turned off from trying it for years. While I realize that this isn't a top vintage of Opus, it still has a good score and generally positive reviews.
  
  I now understand why this is such a crowd-pleaser. I found the wine incredibly smooth and soft, but to me it bordered on watery. This wine has never seen, nor even heard of, tannins. And then there's the vanilla. Far too much oak for me, but it seems so popular, a la Caymus and others. There was some red fruit here, and everything is in balance (except the oak/vanilla) but it lacks body and any sense of terroir.
  
  If this is your style, enjoy it! There's nothing wrong with it. For me, it's incredibly generic and the QPR is so far out of line it's oenological malfeasance.

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Sean Tay's profile
  • Report Issue

  3/25/2024 - Sean Tay wrote: 92 Points

  Medium+ noise intensity with notes of green bell pepper, mint, herbs, black fruits, spices, toast. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin. Medium finish and slightly sweet on the palate. Felt that it could be bottle variation as I had better bottle before.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View loj's profile
  • Report Issue

  2/19/2024 - loj Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Oak is very well integrated, lovely acidity, very persistent finish. Red fruits, spice, and just a hint of herb.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View SimonDong's profile
  • Report Issue

  2/19/2024 - SimonDong wrote: 93 Points

  Soy sauce, red fruit, some spices. Medium body and elegant. Still tannic. At it’s prime.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View rnjbond's profile
  • Report Issue

  2/12/2024 - rnjbond wrote: 91 Points

  Napa and Sonoma, January 2024: Tasted at winery.
  
  On the nose, wet cement and old books. Took some time to mellow out and would probably benefit from a decant.
  
  Our server was kind enough to serve a splash of this without a charge, which was much appreciated.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

View all 60 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.