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when is the best time to drink the 1999 vintage Opus One wine?
June 5th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Wine
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shiraz_princess // Jun 5, 2011 at 5:31 pm
Opus One 1999 Feb-03 (19-21 – very fine/excellent)
Quite savoury, almost smokey nose that seems more Bordeaux than Napa. Good acidity and balance on the palate. Well-knit tannins with blackberry, plum and damson. Very solid and well-structured, certainly better than the 1996. Much more subtle than I expected. Very fine, but leave for 5 years
These are notes I found from 2003, at that time it was suggested it needed 5 years. That would indicate 2008 the year this wine reaches maturity. However if you wanted to drink now, you could always decant it and let it breathe for a few hours and serve with a prime rib dinner. Food and air do great things for a young wine.
sleepwalker69 // Jun 5, 2011 at 5:31 pm
anytime is wine time
Kevin (U.K.) // Jun 5, 2011 at 5:31 pm
Just before dinner.
khaled // Jun 5, 2011 at 5:31 pm
no time i hate drinking
bereftcat // Jun 5, 2011 at 5:31 pm
There is No Time like the present. Is that a screw top bottle? Opus is MD-20-20 wino wine really.
chefgrille // Jun 5, 2011 at 5:31 pm
Unless you’re a serious collector, just wait until your next special occasion, like Christmas or a birthday or anniversary. It’s drinkable right now.
zkiwi2004 // Jun 5, 2011 at 5:31 pm
I have personally had the pleasure of tasting Opus One. To this day I feel it is the liquid sex of wine.
Aging wine can produce more wonderful flavors and enhance the drinking experience (Opus One IS a drinking experience) however, there is a point where wines will start to "degrade" and loose its potential.
for example:I loved a 77 appertif, but didn’t like the 78.
I would recommend drinking the Opus this year…perhap for New Year. If you save it for more than another year, the flavor will prob begin to degrad.