2016 Opus One Proprietary Red Napa Valley 750 ml

Opus One. The legendary partnership between Bordeaux First Growth Mouton Rothschild and Robert Mondavi solidified Napa as a powerhouse wine region and global leader in modern winemaking. 

James Suckling honored their 2016 release with a near-perfect 99-point score, calling the 2016 “complex and complete.” Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate gave the 2016 98 points, praising the wine’s dense palate as a “tightly coiled spring ready to explode.” 

In the glass, it boasts an inky ruby hue with elegant and polished aromas of crushed red and blue fruit, baking spice, and woodsy herbs. We fell in love with its plush mouthfeel, which is dominated by blackberry and cassis that coat the mouth with a creamy texture before accents of sage, black olives, dark chocolate, and espresso emerge. It’s full-bodied, opulent, and impeccably balanced.

Opening, pouring, and indulging in Opus One is a singular pleasure. Our tasting of nearly a dozen vintages highlighted the wine’s exquisite and graceful ageability. Opus One has a remarkable throughline of pitch-perfect quality and complexity that we rarely see replicated in Napa, Bordeaux, or beyond. Even after tasting legendary vintages like 2012 and 2014, we couldn’t stop raving about the 2016. 

Over the last 30 years, the carefully chosen Opus One team has mapped the wine’s vineyards down to each individual vine. They show up at 3 am, night after night, when it’s time to harvest, and masterfully translate that into the bottle. 

The result is the wine that represents Napa Valley to the world—and is sure tol be a centerpiece in any collection.