a touch of dried honey giving away the warmth of the growing season in the background

and precisely balanced with both intensity and finesse

which imparts both structure

ripe grainy tannins and bags of freshness

dark spices

Opus One, Napa Valley, 2013, 75cl 2-set a touch of dried honeyDeep garnet colored, the 2013 Opus One needs a little swirling before exploding with preserved black and blue fruitsblueberry compote, blackberry pie and blackcurrant cordialgiving way to notes of unsmoked cigars, new leather, beef drippings and menthol with wafts of roasted rosemary and rose oil. Medium to full bodied, the palate is both powerful and ethereal, charged with energy and backed up by profound black fruits, supported with plush tannins