Opus One, 2022 - Magnum
Opus One, 2022 - Magnum
- 150cl
- 14%
- Red Still
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec
- Organic
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Optimal drinking window: Now - 2040
Est. delivery in Spring 2026
Arguably the most famous of all California’s great wines, under Michael Silacci, winemaker since 2000, Opus One is going from strength to strength and fulfilling the dream of the original collaboration between the Mondavi and Rothschild families to make one of the greatest wines in the world.
We welcomed Opus’ export director into the office last week to taste the new releases, and he said as yields are significantly down, scarcity will be a factor, but the price would reflect current market conditions, so we are pleased to see a small discount on last year’s 2021.
As well as being a truly iconic wine, this joint venture between Philippe Rothschild and Robert Mondavi, which was the first non-Bordeaux wine to be sold through the negociant system, shows robust market performance. It has held value well against other regions in the current market, and scores put it broadly in line with 2019 and 2018 and ahead of 2017 (2020 was not released due to smoke taint). However scores do not really influence price with Opus but rather maturity, with older back vintages from indifferent years commanding a premium. 2011 (doesn't score higher than 93) is trading at over £2000 per 6, 2009 (another 93 pointer) is over £2,200 and 2008 (94 points) jumps to £3,500. Beyond that cases are few and far between.
What the critics say:
"Arguably the most famous of all California’s great wines, under Michael Silacci, winemaker since 2000, Opus One is going from strength to strength and fulfilling the dream of the original collaboration between the Mondavi and Rothschild families to make one of the greatest wines in the world. The 2022 vintage was showing beautifully in the office when tasted with Export Director Charlie Matthews a week ago. Perfumed, poised, and wonderfully balanced, with refined tannic structure, this Opus is already dangerously approachable."
"100% new French oak; tasted in the Bordeaux offices of Opus One). A wine that has been on la place now since 2004. So lifted, light and aerial that it’s almost gravity-defying. Utterly glorious aromatically, with those lavender and rosemary notes and a subtle touch of violet. Walnut. A hint of sloe and damson. Blueberry. Blackberry. There’s grace and power here but all is in balance. Bold and ample in the mouth, but never quite pushing into the cheeks and with almost a slightly greater vertical range, such that it feels almost lozenge shape. The cedar notes in the mid-palate are divine already and the texture is incredible. We finish on dark chocolate coated violet. Et in arcadia ego!"
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