OPUS ONE 2017 Size:750ML A classic dry sake inspired

A classic dry sake inspired by local lore

' brewed at Mioya Brewery using the 17th-century kimoto method — a labor-intensive technique of building a natural yeast starter by hand

Hand-harvested 18 September (long after the Sonoma Coast 2020 Chardonnay)

quietly growing in stature for 15 years in the darkness of our dunnage warehouses

oak spice and notes of licorice on the long finish

OPUS ONE 2017 Size:750ML A classic dry sake inspiredA Bordeaux style blend is the expected move in Napa, but the 2017 Opus One holds its shape despite a vintage defined by October wildfires 91% of the fruit was already picked before smoke became a factor. The blend runs 81% Cabernet Sauvignon alongside Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Malbec, drawn from Oakville's benchland clay and gravel soils. Bottled in July 2019, it shows black cherry, mulberry, and cassis on the nose, with tapenade,