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Red SelectionAugust 2026

Opus One Red Wine 2022

Bordeaux$395

"Opus One 2022 is a sophisticated Bordeaux-style blend from Napa Valley, composed of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot, 6.5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot, and 0.5% Malbec. The wine offers a rich bouquet of blueberry, cassis, and dried rose petals, complemented by underlying notes of olive, cigar box, and graphite. On the palate, it delivers harmonious flavors of bright red fruit, cocoa, and fresh orange peel, supported by fine-grained tannins and a lifted mineral core. This vintage was aged for 18 months in new French oak, resulting in a long, elegant finish with touches of wet stone, vanilla, and coffee that promise excellent aging potential."

Terroir

Napa Valley, California

Drinking Window

2027 - 2050

Serving Temp

63-65°F (17-18°C)

Aging Potential

Exceptional

Sommelier Food Pairings

ChateaubriandRack of lambDuck breast with cherries
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The Full Tasting Note

How this bottle showed at our tasting bench

Nose

Blueberry, cassis, and dried rose petals with olive, cigar box, and graphite — composed, layered, and quietly confident.

Palate

Harmonious above all: bright red fruit, cocoa, and orange peel on fine-grained tannins with a lifted mineral core — power in a tailored suit.

Finish

Elegant and long, wet stone, vanilla, and coffee closing seamlessly.

What We Love

  • The Mondavi-Rothschild vision still delivers Napa's most Bordeaux-polished blend
  • The 2022 favors harmony over extraction — a sommelier's Napa Cab
  • Global brand recognition makes it the safest trophy gift in wine

What to Know

  • $395 includes a substantial brand premium over comparable Napa quality
  • Its restraint can underwhelm drinkers primed for cult-Napa opulence

How It Compares

Napa's two French-accented estates, side by side: the Dominus is the austere terroir scholar, the Opus One the polished diplomat. The Dominus rewards patience more; the Opus flatters sooner. Read our Dominus Estate Bordeaux 2016 review →

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Opus One Red Wine 2022

96 pts • Bordeaux

Buy — $395