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    2008 Opus One Proprietary Red Wine Napa Valley 750 ml

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    An Icon’s 30th Vintage

    Technically, we’d had the appointment for about a month. But realistically, we’d been looking forward to it for years. So on a beautiful August day, the Wine Access offices in the town of Napa emptied. Everyone in the company headed north on Silverado Trail to the Oakville AVA, to make our first official visit to the pristine winery that brought First Growth Bordeaux and the best of Napa Valley together: Opus One. 

    We’re thrilled to announce that our visit yielded the kind of allocation that normally only comes at auction: rare cases of the 2008 Opus One, a wine that has been resting perfectly undisturbed in the Opus One cellars for nearly 12 years. Smooth and supple in texture, The 2008 boasts rounded tannins and a bright acid balance supporting flavors of blackberry, clove, and dark chocolate, and finishes with flourishes of vanilla and spice. It's irresistible now, yet still promises to age gracefully for decades to come.

    The Opus One story began when Baron Philippe de Rothschild (of Bordeaux First Growth Mouton Rothschild) conceived of a Bordeaux-Napa Valley project. When he met Robert Mondavi in 1970, Baron Philippe knew he had his man. The two luminaries struck a partnership eight years later, and agreed on a simple three-point philosophy: First, Opus One would be a classic Bordeaux-style wine. Second, it would reflect the partnership between the Mondavi and Rothschild families. And finally, it would be different and unique.

    Since its first vintage in 1979, Opus One has become the red wine that represents California to the world. Grown on the estate’s four vineyard plots—the Ballestra and River Parcels, which flank the winery, as well as To Kalon North and South across Highway 29—the Left Bank-style blend is one of the most coveted, envied, and emulated wines on the planet. Robert Parker calls it not only “one of the great wines of Napa,” but “the pinnacle of French viticultural knowledge combined with that of California and Napa’s Shangri La-like microclimate.” 

    We can’t imagine a better way to begin (or bolster) your collection.