Kristen Grimes

9.7

Aromatic with lots of tropical fruits that come through on the palate with a nice round body. Yum. 2025 vintage.
Meet the Maker tasting. — 2 months ago

Julia Indik

9.3

Opens up with splash of plums, dark cherries, and apple. This is tempered by fig, anise and touch of smoke. There are bitter but light tannins that dominate the final notes. — 2 years ago

with Robert

Trevar Ondiek

9.1

Delicious — 4 years ago

Maggie J

9.6

From Saviah Cellars, tasted in Walla Walla and brought a bottle home! So delicious well rounded black cherry, some dark chocolate notes, ripe blueberry. One of the best blends I’ve ever had! — 4 years ago

Lindsay

9.8

Love this red. — 6 years ago

Tom Garland

9.5

Opus One master class with Lisa Perrotti Brown [editor, wine advocate] and Michael Silacci(winemaker Opus One). At the Matter of Taste (Wine Advocate) in Napa...Wines:

2005 Opus One
2007 Opus One
2010 Opus One
2018 Opus blend 18
2018 Opus blend 3
2018 Opus blend 5
2017 Opus wolf
2017 Opus dog
2017 Opus squirrel

Got to taste 3 of the final blends for 2018..they went with blend 5. The 2017 were tests fermented with different wild yeast — 7 years ago

with Brenda

Elijah Ka

9.8

Incredible finish, balanced smooth fruit tones, velvety and delicious chocolatey touch. — 8 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Presented to me double-blind. The wine pours a dull purple/garnet color with a translucent core and significant rim variation, moving towards a rust color. The wine has medium viscosity with light staining of the tears and signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of cassis, dried blackberries, dried red and purple flowers, old leather bound books, tobacco, a touch of menthol, some earth, old wood and a sprinkle of warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. Super high quality but a touch thin.

Initial conclusions: Due to the observable characteristics of color, rim variation, sediment, smell and flavor, I think this wine has significant age; 30+ years. However, this is still very alive and showing more than enough markers to give an indication of place. Subsequently, this could be a Cabernet-based blend or a Tempranillo-based blend from the United States, France, or Spain. For me, I’m getting new French oak vibes instead of American so I’m eliminating Spain. I also think this leans more towards its fruit than its structure and since this comes across a little on the thin side, I’m going to say this comes from a tougher vintage. My final conclusion is this is a Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend from the USA, Napa, 1981. Wow! This showed really well.

It never ceases to amaze me how analogous the 1981 vintage was in both Napa and Bordeaux. I find it equally amazing how well that vintage has held up; particularly when considering its poor reputation, mostly based on the prevailing thought at the time. From my perspective, well stored examples are not going to fall off of a cliff but I would drink now through 2031. — 5 months ago

Adam Deshpande

9.6

Almost no breathing required. Very light on the palette and refreshing. — 4 years ago

Taylor Ost

9.5

A delicious and lightly sweet sipper. — 6 years ago

Renato Albuquerque

9.3

Eu gostei muito, a Sil mais ainda. É um ótimo vinho em todos os sentidos, parece mais robusto. Da para sentir um amadeirado harmonioso, sem qualquer sobreposição de outros atributos. — 7 years ago

Randmaster Flash

8.9

Very delightful — 8 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of dark purple, almost inky, and a bit cloudy. Nose of plum, berry, fermented cabbage, vanilla, and some touch of sulfate note. Taste is quite acidic, with plummy and salty note hidden beneath, some tobacco leaves, marginal tannins, a tiny touch of zest, and some backbone of alcohol. Aftertaste is dominated by tobacco note and bittersweetness. It is actually a quite dense wine with above average structure. — 9 years ago

Mary Perrotta

9.3

Light sweet and crisp more of a spring time wine than a fall but would definitely get again! — 8 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

The final wine at the First Growth Bordeaux Lunch at the Downs Club last Saturday…. and what a great way to finish a wonderful lineup. I recall Apricot and Pear on a palate of profound intensity which delivers on the powerful nose. An obviously sweet palate with enough racy acid to keep things interesting and fresh. Will last until the late 2030s at least. Terrific! — a year ago

Kevin Løk

8.9

Very tasty. Pop and pour and pound. — 3 years ago

with Caroline

Kevin Harris

9.0

Spectacular — 5 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.4

Easily one of the best CA roses I’ve ever had (and at $25, without a doubt the best QPR). Absolutely terrific wine. — 6 years ago

with Vanessa

Dara Rae

9.0

Jordan, Alex, Morgan and I @ 1648 Restaurant in Eleuthera... fantastic night — 8 years ago

David Cliche

9.1

Great wine with a sexy girl by my side. My Valentine wine! — 8 years ago