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Opus One Napa Valley Red 2022 [NET]

$44999
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The 2022 was a vintage that had to be outsmarted, and Opus One went into the September heat wave already picking — ripe fruit came off the vines pre-emptively, with irrigation dialed in vine by vine, so the harvest stretched from August 24 all the way to September 26 and the blend was built from fruit picked before, during and after the heat. The result is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon with 8% Petit Verdot, 6.5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot and a whisper of Malbec (0.5%), drawn from four parcels in the western Oakville appellation — two of them inside the fabled To Kalon Vineyard. Nine separate Cabernet clones go into the wine, which is part of why it has the layered, shifting quality it does rather than one big note of Cabernet. It's also worth knowing what you're buying isn't a young wine: the house gives every vintage 18 months in new French oak and then holds it in bottle another 15 months, so this arrives three years after harvest, already settled. The partnership that started it all — Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild, who met in Hawaii in 1970 and released the first vintage in 1979 — is the famous part, but the farming is the modern story: CCOF-certified since 2021, biodynamic in To Kalon South, and the first winery to hold both Napa Green Winery and Napa Green Vineyard certifications.

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  • Provenance Assured: All wines are maintained in climate-controlled conditions at our shop until the moment of dispatch.

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We stand behind every bottle we sell.

  • If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
  • For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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Antonio Galloni

92 points

"The 2022 Opus One is a soft, relatively easygoing wine from an extremely challenging vintage in which the estate decided to pick straight through the heat. The 2022 offers terrific brightness throughout. Today, the tannins are a bit searing in their intensity, so it will be interesting to see how things ultimately shake out here. I find the 2022 is a bit edgy in its contours at this stage." —Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

95 points

"Picked before, during and after the year's early September heat, the 2022 Opus One—a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot, 6.5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot and 0.5% Malbec—admirably reflects the vintage, boasting a ripe, extroverted personality but also a slightly open-knit, coarser mouthfeel than either the 2021 or 2023. Rosemary and sandalwood notes accent cherries on the nose, while the medium- to full-bodied palate is expansive and plush, finishing with ample length and soft tannins." —Joe Czerwinski

More about Opus One

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Cabernet Sauvignon , Red Blend

  • Vintage

    2022

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Earthy , Fruity , Spicy

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Dry-aged ribeye or a roast rack of lamb, venison with juniper, truffled potato gratin, or aged Gouda and other hard cheeses.

Tasting Profile

Blueberry, cassis and dried rose petal with cigar box, olive and graphite. Full-bodied but poised, with bright red fruit, cocoa and orange peel on the palate, fine-grained tannins and a juicy ripeness that carries the structure. The finish is long and elegant, with wet stone, vanilla and a hint of coffee. Built to age; decant it if you're opening one now.

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