This allowed for picture-perfect flowering and fruit set resulting in healthy yields and a beautifully balanced final wine with seamlessly layered flavours of fresh and juicy black fruit, accented with hints of orange zest, liquorice and dark chocolate. The 2018 vintage enjoyed idyllic growing conditions with consistent weather and mild temperatures. With a Pomerol-like elegance and purity, it’s medium to full-bodied and has wonderful tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish.” It is available today at the terrifically compelling release price of £1,380 per case of 6. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is packed with tightly wound layers of crunchy black fruits, supported by firm, grainy tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing with lifted fruitiness and on a lingering mineral note.” Jeb Dunnuck further elaborates with his stellar 97-point score, “ This deep purple-hued effort leans to lively, fresher side of the vintage but has a brilliant, utterly classic style in its crème de cassis and blue-tinged fruit as well as notes of lead pencil, candied violets, damp earth, and chocolate-like nuances. The quality of tannin is exquisite with wonderful polish and refinement.” Lisa Perrotti-Brown of The Wine Advocate is equally enthused with awarding it one of her best ever scores of 98 Points, admiring how it, “ soars out of the glass with bright, bold boysenberries, warm cassis and ripe, juicy black plums notes, plus emerging nuances of lilacs, oolong tea, cinnamon stick, tilled soil and black truffles. Fresh herbs, such as bay leaf and lemon grass highlight the dark fruit. It’s full-bodied, yet ever so balanced and refined, with super fine tannins that last for minutes. The 2018 vintage is poised to be one of its most sensational efforts to date, with a near-perfect 99-point score from James Suckling, who rhapsodises, ‘ Extremely perfumed and floral with lavender, lilacs and violets to the sweet, ripe berries, such as blackberries and blackcurrants. This morning we welcome the release of Opus One 2018 which never fails to excite upon its annual September release and today is no exception with the arrival of the greatly anticipated 2018 vintage.
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