2009 Opus One

Along the same lines as the 2008, the 2009 Opus One is balanced and elegant, with a mature feel in its darker fruits as well as herbal, coffee, and chocolaty nuances. In general, most 2009s are drinking nicely today, and this certainly seems to be right in the middle of its prime drink window. Drink bottles over the coming decade.

Love the crayon, pencil lead, cocoa bean dominance, along with fragrant peony and iris flower aromatics. Lean black fruit, cassis bud and rose stems, focusing on fragrance and spice. Tannic structure is gentle, almost entirely integrated at 15 years old, and it is in a sweet spot for drinking. Less concentrated than some. Harvest September 21 to October 20 after a record rainy month, 20 days skin contact. Michael Silacci director. Opus picks relatively early for Napa, and so had most of the grapes in the cellar before the second round of rain came.

Along the same lines as the 2008, the 2009 Opus One is balanced and elegant, with a mature feel in its darker fruits as well as herbal, coffee, and chocolaty nuances. In general, most 2009s are drinking nicely today, and this certainly seems to be right in the middle of its prime drink window. Drink bottles over the coming decade.