1998 Opus One
Mark Lipton wrote:
> Dana Myers wrote:
>
>> 1998 was a mediocre vintage in California. In general, Napa
>> Valley reds were all a bit light, some more than others. I did
>> taste the '98 Opus One shortly after release and found it quite
>> light on the palate and vaguely recall even a bit of something like
>> green olive which *might* have matured into sous bois.
>
> Dana,
> Although '98 was no '97 or '99, many of the better producers made
> very credible wines in that year. In many ways, I preferred the wines
> of '98 to other, more ballyhooed years -- and that's reflected in my
> cellar, where I have more '98 Napa Cabs than '97 or '99.
I absolutely agree that many good California wines were made in
1998; I suspect I wouldn't be cellaring the vast majority of them
too long, though.
> De gustibus, and all that... And, yes, Opus *is* overhyped :-)
Yup.
Dana
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