![]() I highly recommend attending a quality wine dinner at least once in a lifetime. 2016 Bottle (750ml) Opus One 2016 Mondavi, MO, Napa Valley, Kalifornien. Kim was in heaven when taking a sip of the Moscato following a bite of dessert. We were also served dessert of a Spring Rhubarb Tart, served with Robert Mondavi Moscato d’Oro 2013. I mean, who wouldn’t love a wine with notes of chocolate and espresso? It also makes sense because it is described as having aromas of chocolate, espresso, blackberry, and rose petals accentuate fruity and earthy nuances. The Opus One Napa Valley 2010, which was my personal favorite of the night which makes total sense as it was the most expensive wine of the evening. ![]() This course was served with Opus One Napa Valley 2012, a glorious wine composed of a mix of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot, petit verdot and malbec.įor the main course, we were served was Coffee dusted Filet Mignon which I will refer to as ‘Dream on a plate’. I had never had pork belly however, seeing that I am a huge bacon fan like most of you, I knew I would enjoy it. The second course was Pork Belly with Baby Gem Lettuce and Roasted Plums. ![]() It was perfectly paired with Robert Mondavi Oakville Fume Blanc 2013, a white with what I consider fruity tones. This one dish convinced me that I can enjoy celery-that is if it is thinly sliced and bathed in citrus. Peerless and iconic Bordeaux-style blend from Napa The Opus One 2018 offers profuse aromas of blackberry, cassis and black cherry. The objective of the evening was to treat us to some of the fabulous wines by Opus One paired with some amazing dishes, and to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Robert Mondavi Winery.Īfter the appetizers (smoked salmon was my favorite), we were seated and served the first course of Rainbow Trout with Turnips and Celery. Last week, I grabbed my friend Kim and spent an evening wining and dining her at the Opus One Wine Dinner at Foxwoods Resort Casino. Readers will have to wait a number of years until the 2016 is at its best, but it is clearly another in a line of gorgeous recent Opus Ones from Michael Silacci and his team.Rainbow trout at the Opus One Wine Dinner at Foxwoods Resort Casino Black cherry, plum, leather and spice flesh out effortlessly, but what stands out most is the wine's textural intensity and sheer power. BOW (9+) Parker (98) Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Opus One offers up bold, expressive black and blue fruits: warm black plums, black cherries, blackcurrants and wild blueberries with a beautiful undercurrent of lilacs, roses, fertile loam, underbrush and Indian spices. ![]() It can be drunk today (give it a healthy decant) or cellared for 2-3 decades."ĪNTONIO GALLONI 96+ POINTS - "The 2016 Opus One is a wine of real breadth and power. With an almost Bordeaux-like class and structure, this full-bodied beauty has no hard edges, plenty of ripe tannins, and is extraordinarily pure, elegant, and long. Based largely on Cabernet Sauvignon mixed with 8% each of Petit Verdot and Merlot, with 5% Cabernet Franc and a splash of Malbec, its deep purple hue is followed by a beautiful bouquet of black cherries, creme de cassis, and blueberry fruit intermixed with notions of cedary spice, toasty oak, graphite, and flowers. JEB DUNNUCK 97+ POINTS - "The 2016 Opus One is brilliant and shows yet again that 2016 was a magical vintage for Napa Valley. Tasted next to the 2018, the 2019 possesses a bit more textural nuance and body, yet it has all the classicism that is such an Opus One signature. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated, the palate delivers layer upon layer of opulent stewed black fruit with amazing tension and firm, ripe, fine-grained tannins, finishing long with a whole array of exotic spices coming through." The 2019 Opus One is a dense, beautifully layered wine, but it is also quite restrained. ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE 98 POINTS - "Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Opus One bursts from the glass with ripe blueberries, black cherry jam and creme de cassis with hints of violets, dark chocolate, cedar chest and cardamom, plus a touch of charcoal. ![]()
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