OPUS ONE 2017 Speyside visionary builders and astute managers

visionary builders and astute managers

Jermann wines are the benchmark for Italian white wines and have long been sought out for their purity of fruit

a traditional Veneto choice

is where Ornellaia built its reputation across 99 acres of gravel

brocaded texture with complex berry and oak notes that linger on the finish

OPUS ONE 2017 Speyside visionary builders and astute managersA Bordeaux style blend is the expected move in Napa, but the 2017 Opus One holds its shape despite a vintage defined by October wildfires 91% of the fruit was already picked before smoke became a factor. The blend runs 81% Cabernet Sauvignon alongside Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Malbec, drawn from Oakville's benchland clay and gravel soils. Bottled in July 2019, it shows black cherry, mulberry, and cassis on the nose, with tapenade,