2006 Opus One Red Wine Napa Valley 94 pts (WA) 93 pts (ST) 92-94 pts (WS) (Red Wines / Red Blends) -- California Wine Shopping Cart -- (WS) pts 92-94 (ST) pts 93 (WA) pts 94 Valley Napa Wine Red One Opus 2006

<H1>2006 Opus One Red Wine Napa Valley 94 pts (WA) 93 pts (ST) 92-94 pts (WS) -- California Wine Shopping Cart</H1> $169.95 -- 2006 Opus One Red Wine Napa Valley 94 pts (WA) 93 pts (ST) 92-94 pts (WS) <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/calwine/images/oe99rdnv1.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="2006 Opus One Red Wine Napa Valley 94 pts (WA) 93 pts (ST) 92-94 pts (WS)" NAME="2006 Opus One Red Wine Napa Valley 94 pts (WA) 93 pts (ST) 92-94 pts (WS)" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> 2006 Opus One Napa Valley 94 pts (WA) Not surprisingly, the 2006 is a bigger, more muscular, less charming effort displaying unbridled power, full-bodied richness, and notes of new saddle leather, black fruits, roasted herbs, and burning embers. Powerful and rich with sweet tannin, low acidity, and more structure and density than the 2005 as well as less nuance and complexity, the 2006 should be consumed over the next 15+ years. With a new winemaking team in place, and no longer any influence from the Mondavis, it is ironic that Opus One appears to have produced its greatest trilogy of vintages to date. This wine has always been more about sizzle than substance. While some top wines have emerged, others have been riddled with brett as well as lacking in concentration. That accusation can not be made against any of these three vintages. Wine Advocate # 180  Dec 2008 92-94 pts  BT (WS) Firm, dense and concentrated, with excellent structure and a complex mix of herb, currant, sage and spice, providing a tight, savory profile. Ends with a loamy currant character. Score range: 92-94 –JL Web only 2007 93 pts (ST) A five-variety Bordeaux blend based on 77% cabernet sauvignon) Saturated deep ruby. Cassis, bitter chocolate and sexy smoky oak on the nose. Dense and sweet but firmly structured, with lovely inner-mouth aromatic quality giving the wine sappy lift. Pure, penetrating flavors of cassis, lead pencil and bitter chocolate, with a sexy oak quality that I can only describe as Mouton-like. This is still quite tightly wound and will need several years of bottle aging to soften up (it won't be released until the fall of this year). "The biggest change here has been our independence," said winemaker Michael Silacci, who took over winemaking responsibilities with the 2004 vintage; previously former partners Mouton- This is a California Wine <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/calwine" TITLE="California Wine Wines">California Wine Wines</A> <A HREF="http://www.calwine.com">California Wine</A> California Wine Online Store powered by Nexternal <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="shopping cart software">shopping cart software</A>