Opus One - Napa Valley 2014

Wine Spectator

91 / 100

byJames Laubethe9/1/2017

Rich and creamy, intense and layered, featuring a mix of blackberry, licorice, mocha, cedar and tobacco flavors, with a touch of gravelly earth. The tannins are firm and gripping, standing out a bit from the core texture. Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec. Best from 2018 through 2030. 27,000 cases made.

Jamessuckling.com

97 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe6/14/2017

Mesmerizing aromas of flowers, bark, currants and blackberries. So perfumed. You just want to smell it. Exquisite tension and finesse with an almost Burgundian texture, yet it’s Napa in its soul with ripe fruit, stones, spices and Chinese tea leaf flavors. Savory and delicious. Drinkable but better in 2020.

Vinous

95 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe12/31/2016

The 2014 Opus One has turned out to be a gorgeous wine. Savory, tightly wound and intensely aromatic, the 2014 is going to need time to unwind, but it looks like it will develop along the more classic vintages here. The tannins are firm but also impeccably balanced. A sleeper wine for the year, the 2014 is shaping up to be a gorgeous wine that will handsomely repay several decades of cellaring. The 2014 is not an obvious Opus One, like the 2010, 2012 or 2013, but over time, I will not be surprised if it challenges or even surpasses some of those vintages. In short, the 2014 is a wine of tension, power and grace. 95+

Vinous

92-95 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe10/1/2015

The 2014 Opus One offers a compelling interplay of aromatics, fruit and structure. Rose petal, exotic spices, menthol, plum and dark cherry are all nicely delineated in the glass. Suave, silky and beautifully layered, the 2014 is still holding quite a bit back in reserve. Today, the 2014 comes across as dark and brooding, with mid-weight structure and terrific overall energy.