Opus One 2023
Opus One 2023 is a dry, very full-bodied red from Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley, United States), in the full, structured reds style. Tannins are very firm and acidity fresh; oak influence is noticeable. Good with steak, lamb, venison, cheese board. Cheapest offer £1410.00 at Honest Grapes.
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bond Quella 2018 Bond · Napa Valley | £1400.00 | |||
| Verite La Joie 2013 Verite · Sonoma County | £1310.00 | |||
| Paul Hobbs Beckstoffer To Kalon 2011 Paul Hobbs · California | £1290.00 | |||
| Verite La Joie 2015 Verite · Sonoma County | £1290.00 |
Est. delivery in 2027 Opus One is the wine that rewrote the rules about what California could be. Born in 1979 from the handshake between Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild, it remains one of the great transatlantic stories in wine — Napa ambition filtered through Médoc discipline. Cabernet Sauvignon dominates the blend, supported by Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec — the full Bordeaux cast, performing in California sunshine. The 2023 growing season in Napa was marked by a cooler-than-average summer that preserved freshness and pushed ripening later into autumn, producing wines of real definition.