Opus One Napa Valley - Robert Mondavi Winery

In the glass, Opus One Napa Valley from the house of Robert Mondavi Winery presents a dense, purple-red color. With a slight tilt, the red wine glass reveals a charming garnet-red hue at the rim. This American cuvée flatters the nose in the glass with wonderfully expressive notes of blackcurrants, blueberries, blackberries, and mulberries. Added to this are hints of oriental spices, dark chocolate, and black tea.

Robert Mondavi Winery Opus One Napa Valley presents itself to the wine enthusiast as wonderfully dry. This red wine never appears coarse or austere, but rather round and smooth. Powerful and complex, this fleshy and dense red wine presents itself on the palate. The finish of this red wine from the Californian wine-growing region ultimately impresses with a beautiful aftertaste. The aftertaste is also accompanied by mineral nuances from the slate-dominated soils.

Vinification of Robert Mondavi Winery Opus One Napa Valley

The powerful Opus One Napa Valley from the USA is a cuvée, vinified from the grape varieties Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. In California, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on slate soils. After the harvest, the grapes are quickly brought to the winery. There they are selected and gently crushed. Fermentation then follows under controlled temperatures. The fermentation is followed by an aging period.

Food recommendation for Opus One Napa Valley from Robert Mondavi Winery

Ideally, enjoy this red wine from the USA at a temperature of 15–18°C as an accompanying wine to lamb ragout with chickpeas and dried figs, vegetable couscous with beef meatballs, or boeuf bourguignon.

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