The facial profile of the two founders is visible on their iconic label. Quantity Add to cart Overture is the second wine of Opus One. Producing luxury wines from its Napa Valley vineyards, the partnership made its first vintage in 1979 and has made wine at Opus One since 1991. Opus One is a partnership founded by Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Chateau Mouton Rothschild in Pauillac, France, and renowned Napa Valley vintner, Robert Mondavi. Extended barrel aging gives the wine an elegant texture accentuated by round tannins and a soft mouthfeel. Notes of bright cherry and red currant are underpinned by more earthy tones of ground cocoa, cedar and vanilla. In the nose, the Overture has beautiful notes. Have Opus One Overture Napa Valley Red Wine delivered to your door in under an hour Drizly partners with liquor stores near you to provide fast and easy. Overture displays a vibrant garnet color with expressive aromas of fresh red fruit. The Overture is a typical Bordeaux wine with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. SKU: O5450 Category: Red Blend Tags: Napa Valley Wine, Red Blend, Top 100 Wines. Yet, when these lots are afforded additional time in barrel along with the added flexibility of blending across multiple vintages, the final wine achieves a remarkable elegance and complexity. This scrutiny carries through the blending process and certain lots will not be included in the final Opus One blend. Every acre of the estate vineyard is meticulously farmed with the attention to detail and singular focus required to produce Opus One. 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.Beginning in 1993 and following in the tradition of great Bordeaux estates, Opus One created a fine second wine called Overture.
First released 1993 and was, until 2014, primarily sold via cellar door.
OVERTURE NAPA VALLEY RED WINE PRICE FULL
Overture comprises roughly 10-15 of the total Opus production. A timeless expression of our estate vineyards, Overture is full bodied but approachable in its youth. Taste wine has a creamy texture that envelops. The aromas and flavours open and evolve after a few minutes in the glass giving succulent sweet cherry and blueberry notes alongside some savoury olive and ash elements. Featured in Top 25 Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend wines in California right now. 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. The wine is characterized by a strong red color with garnet hue. 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. Overture reflects the winemakers artistry by showcasing the talent of blending five traditional Bordeaux grape varieties and capturing terroir characteristics. Cabernet Sauvignon lends itself particularly well in blends with Merlot.
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