8/14/2023 0 Comments Opus one 2016 cabernet sauvignonOnce upon a time, Riesling was the variety of choice but has now been replaced almost completely by Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.Ĭlimate, geology, and topography are three essential components in what makes Napa Valley such a first-rate viticultural area. White wines are strongly outnumbered here, but play a valuable supporting role, bringing an element of diversity to the valley. Hillside sites above the valley floor provide exactly the kind of warm, dry environment in which Zinfandel (California's signature variety) performs best, particularly on rocky, free-draining slopes. Although it represents only a small proportion of the valley's vineyard area here, Zinfandel remains significant in the Napa wine portfolio. Merlot is also prominent, although since its fall from favor in the 1990s it is now used mostly as a blending component for Napa's Meritage wines and Bordeaux blends. The notable exception to this rule is Carneros, whose cool, breezy mesoclimate is better suited to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Cabernet Sauvignon has risen confidently to become Napa's star performer, and is the most widely planted grape in almost all of the valley's sub-regions. The range of grape varieties grown in the Napa Valley has evolved steadily over the 150 years since Yount planted his first vines. Robert Mondavi, who established his winery in 1966, is considered to be one of the pioneers of Napa's modern wine industry, as well as being one of the first proponents of varietal labeling. 1875) is one of California's oldest continuously operated wineries and features on the the U.S. Also of note are the Beringer brothers Jacob and Frederick, whose Beringer Vineyards (est. Yount, and John Patchett and his winemaker Charles Krug, founder of the eponymous winery. The founding pioneers of Napa Valley winemaking were George C. Wine has been made in Napa Valley since the 19th Century, but it is only since the 1960s that wine of any particular quality has been produced. And no less important (even after almost four decades) is the triumph of Napa Valley wines over their rivals from Bordeaux and Burgundy in the 1976 Paris Judgement. This draws millions of wine tourists to the valley each year to sample its wines and world-class gastronomy. Then there is the region's accessibility from San Francisco. Most obvious is that the wines are produced to high standards, in a popular style, and are very well marketed. There are several reasons for Napa Valley's global renown as a wine region. When modern techniquesīenefit the winegrowing process, they are researched, evaluated and integrated In the vineyards, hand-harvesting and other traditionalĪpproaches are taken wherever they work best. These are complementedīy the combined 70 acres of the Ballestra and River parcels, which envelop the Two parcels, totaling 100Īcres, are within the renowned To Kalon Vineyard. The western portion of the famed Oakville AVA. The estate vineyards of Opus One, comprised of 4 parcels, sit in Subtleties of Opus One by honoring traditional methods and the continual Nearly four decades later, we continue to refine the complex When our foundersĬreated Opus One, they dreamed of a great wine that would transcend Shapes every vintage, today and for generations to come. ![]() ![]() Together, our founders set out to create a single wineĭedicated to the pursuit of uncompromising quality. Rothschild of Chateau Mouton Rothschild in Bordeaux and Napa Valley vintner Opus One is the realized dream of two men: Baron Philippe de Navigator Spirits, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey(0).Navigator Spirits, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey(2017).Fratelli Vogadori Amarone della Valpolicella.Sassicaia is the most famous Bordeaux blend in Italy and has spawned many imitations, whereby the blend is now firmly established in the New World and particularly in California and Australia. In St-Emilion and Pomerol, the blends are Merlot dominated as Cabernet Sauvignon can struggle to ripen there - when it is included, it adds structure and body to the wine. However 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wines can be slightly hollow-tasting in the middle palate and Merlot with its generous, fleshy fruit flavours acts as a perfect foil by filling in this cavity. It is particularly suited to the dry, warm, free- draining, gravel-rich soils and is responsible for the redolent cassis characteristics as well as the depth of colour, tannic structure and pronounced acidity of Médoc wines. In the Médoc and Graves the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend can range from 95% ( Mouton-Rothschild) to as low as 40%. This is actually the archetypal Bordeaux blend, though in different proportions in the sub-regions and sometimes topped up with Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot. Cabernet Sauvignon lends itself particularly well in blends with Merlot.
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