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4 Bottles (75cl) per lot
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OPUS ONE
The innovative Opus One began as a partnership between Robert Mondavi, the infamous, progressive Napa Valley winemaker, and the late Baron Philippe de Rothschild from Château Mouton-Rothschild in Pauillac. Complex yet approachable, flavourful yet elegant, the wines demonstrate what a Bordeaux blend can be at its hedonistic best. Though Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild first met in 1970, it wasn’t until 1979 that Mouton-Rothschild’s winemaker, Lucien Sionneau and Timothy Mondavi made the first vintage of Opus One at the Robert Mondavi Winery. Grapes were sourced from Robert Mondavi’s Q Block (part of the To-Kalon Vineyards) as well as The River Parcel. In 1984, the wine’s first two vintages, 1979 and 1980, were released simultaneously. Grapes are hand sorted, barrels are frequently racked, no mechanized pumps are used to move the wine, and French barrels are never reused. In typical left bank fashion, Opus One is a Cabernet Sauvignon dominated wine, with Merlot and Cabernet being judiciously blended in to achieve harmony
Mixed Opus One 1979-1981
Opus One, Napa Valley
1979
Slightly corroded capsule. Bin-soiled and slightly damaged label. Level: top-shoulder (1)
1980
Oxidised capsule. Bin-soiled and damaged label. Level: top-shoulder (1)
1981
Slightly corroded capsules. Badly bin-soiled labels. Levels: top-shoulder (2)
4 Bottles (75cl) per lot
The innovative Opus One began as a partnership between Robert Mondavi, the infamous, progressive Napa Valley winemaker, and the late Baron Philippe de Rothschild from Château Mouton-Rothschild in Pauillac. Complex yet approachable, flavourful yet elegant, the wines demonstrate what a Bordeaux blend can be at its hedonistic best. Though Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild first met in 1970, it wasn’t until 1979 that Mouton-Rothschild’s winemaker, Lucien Sionneau and Timothy Mondavi made the first vintage of Opus One at the Robert Mondavi Winery. Grapes were sourced from Robert Mondavi’s Q Block (part of the To-Kalon Vineyards) as well as The River Parcel. In 1984, the wine’s first two vintages, 1979 and 1980, were released simultaneously. Grapes are hand sorted, barrels are frequently racked, no mechanized pumps are used to move the wine, and French barrels are never reused. In typical left bank fashion, Opus One is a Cabernet Sauvignon dominated wine, with Merlot and Cabernet being judiciously blended in to achieve harmony
Mixed Opus One 1979-1981
Opus One, Napa Valley
1979
Slightly corroded capsule. Bin-soiled and slightly damaged label. Level: top-shoulder (1)
1980
Oxidised capsule. Bin-soiled and damaged label. Level: top-shoulder (1)
1981
Slightly corroded capsules. Badly bin-soiled labels. Levels: top-shoulder (2)
4 Bottles (75cl) per lot
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