1994 Opus One
Red Bordeaux Blend
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breadSheeran
36 Tasting Notes
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Bimal
25 Tasting Notes
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Decanter
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By Jane Anson
(Opus One, Napa Valley, California, USA, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.
Opus One vertical, 9/13/2019, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Antonio Galloni
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Looking Back at Napa Valley Icons (Oct 2014), 9/1/2014, (See more on Vinous...) -
By Antonio Galloni
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Opus One – Past, Present and Future: 1979-2012 (Jun 2013), (See more on Vinous...)
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
(Opus One Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
9/1/2004, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Stephen Tanzer
(Opus One Proprietary Red Wine Napa Valley) Login and sign up and see review text.
May/June 1998, IWC Issue #78, (See more on Vinous...)
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
(Opus One) Very dark red violet color; rich, tart plum, tart black currant, pencil lead nose; maturing, tart plum, tart black currant, pencil lead, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
9/9/2012, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Opus One) 1994 Cali Cabs Blindtasted (Screaming Eagle, Harlan, Bryant, Araujo, Abreu, Shafer HS) (Skirball Center, Los Angeles, California): Medium dark red violet color; lovely, elegant nose; nice berry, cedar, herbaceous palate that thins out mid-palate, soft tannins; medium finish
5/25/2003, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage1994
- TypeRed
- ProducerOpus One
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
- Display optionsDefault
- UPC/EAN Code753604062027, 753604062034, 753604062041, 753604062096, 753604062102, 753604062119, 753604062126, 753604062942, 753604062997
1/27/2024 - breadSheeran Likes this wine:
No formal notes based off memory from over a month ago but out of a lineup of many 94 Napa cabs this easily could still have gone the longest in the cellar. Lots of structure remaining, graphite, dark condensed fruits. Stunning wine. Can probably hold for another decade or drink now, but you’ll be rewarded either way
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8/18/2023 - Bimal Likes this wine: 96 Points
Very much alive. Perfect balance, great structure, evolved over 2 hours to subtle, smooth and complex. Great nose with prominent Cedar and graphite shavings. More nuanced young black fruit them the jammy fruit forward "boutique" Cabs from Napa. Superb body, and length. Matched great with beef, not so good with anything citrus. Fantastic.
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4/15/2023 - levinml wrote: 92 Points
OK given this is a little long in the tooth. Nice, complex Bordeaux like nose, but a little thin on the mouth. Good flavors though. Drink up..
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3/3/2023 - Collector1855 wrote: 97 Points
Tasted blind. Wonderful nose here, very Bordeauesque with forest floor, dark and also red fruit, leather, horse saddle and a whiff of pine tree. Elegant and complex on the palate. A very grand CabSav. I did not guess Napa.
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2/12/2023 - Philip67 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Amazingly young and fruit driven big rich dark fruits, blackberry. All accompanied by subtle old saddle leather and cake spice. Very long. Drink now as think this is in slow decline, though would last many years yet. Faded a bit after a while.
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