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Community Tasting Notes 108
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kmm5f9 Likes this wine: 94 points
April 21, 2024 - Opened over 2hr dinner. Soft cork broke apart on opening. Wine was intact but tasted lifeless and unpleasant on opening.
After 30 min decant, the wine began to transform with black fruit dominated aromatics, and very pleasant on the palette. After 90mins, the experience was dramatically improved, and the wine continued to evolve beautifully over the next 30 mins until finished, with a rich, long complex finish that was a treat! -
Jhalpern27 Likes this wine: 92 points
October 7, 2023 - Thanks to my friend Kim who put together a flight of 95,96,97,98,99 Opus and paired with several Waygu prepared by our friend Steve. Oh What a night, spectacular food paired with an amazing Vertical that will most likely not be repeated by our group. This wine had the early lead out of the gate with the best nose and soft tannins after a two hour decant. However the 95/96 took over and pushed this baby aside. Still a great wine, just hard to choose when they are all so good. This could improve with a few more years of bottle age, or it could just be bottle variance and my pallet. Cheers
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MHB321 Does not like this wine:
February 6, 2022 - Past it’s time
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fcxj wrote: 88 points
December 15, 2021 - Fraying at the edges, drink up.
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cgoumas wrote: 93 points
March 21, 2021 - In minute 1, it showed a bit bricked. In minute 15 the bricking blow off and a wonderful, deep wine emerged.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1998
- Type Red
- Producer Opus One
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Codes 009411374915, 3154064062980, 3709790062980, 753604061983, 753604062003, 753604062034, 753604062072, 753604062102, 753604062126, 753604062980
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 4 (0%)
- In Cellars 2,292 (63%)
- Consumed 1,335 (37%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
165 day dry aged cote du boeuf, Alors, Boeuf, délicieux, Duck., fruité, là, mes amis... Ce petit vin à accompané ce magnifique filet mignon... Impeccable, Mustard and Panco Crusted Salmon w/Roasted Vegetables, quelques relents de fumée et arômes phénoliques... S-U-P-E-R!!!!Who Likes This Wine
94% Like It 32 votes
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- ProducerOpus One
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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