2019 Opus One - Opus One Napa ValleyColour : Red Producer : Opus One Label Name : Opus One Napa Valley Country : USA Region : California Sub Region : North Coast Appellation : Napa Valley Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2019 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Note: All images are for illustrative purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product.

Chapoutier Label Name : Ermitage l'Ermite Country : France Region : Rhone Sub Region : Hermitage Variety : Syrah Vintage : 2008 Capacity : 750 ml - Standard Bottle Note: All images are for illustrative purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product

Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

food-friendly texture

but this is warm and inviting overall

but there is a mineral

combining the warmth and generosity of a ripe year with the remarkable freshness and balance that the appellation’s limestone plateau retained through the season

I was lucky enough to be able to taste a small vertical for this report

phenolic tension and a clear

for one more year

Les Houtrants is the specific parcel within the Cumières appellation where Geoffroy’s complanté vines grow

aged in a blend of new and neutral French oak

dried roses and peppercorns