Overture
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Typically best enjoyed within 5 to 10 years of its release, though well-stored bottles can continue to develop for up to 15 years.
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Roasted rack of lamb, grilled ribeye steak, aged Gouda cheese
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Overture is the second wine of Opus One, produced as a multi-vintage Bordeaux-style red blend from the estate's vineyards in Oakville, Napa Valley. The wine typically comprises Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec. Because it is a multi-vintage blend, it combines lot selections from different years, which are aged in French oak barrels. This production method aims to deliver a wine that exhibits a softer, more approachable structure upon release while maintaining the complexity and terroir-driven character of the estate's Oakville soils.
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Founded in 1979 as a historic joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Bordeaux's Château Mouton Rothschild and Napa Valley wine pioneer Robert Mondavi, Opus One is located in the heart of the Oakville AVA in California. The estate is dedicated to creating a single, exceptional Bordeaux-style red blend that seamlessly marries traditional French winemaking heritage with Napa Valley's exceptional terroir. Utilizing meticulous hand-harvesting, gravity-flow sorting, and extended aging in new French oak barrels, the winery crafts its legendary namesake Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant blend, Opus One, alongside its highly acclaimed multi-vintage second wine, Overture.