2008 opus one review8/12/2023 ![]() ![]() I may have curtsied just a little bit.ĭinner was at the elegant L’Espalier! The decadent, over the top, completely extravagant journey of culinary delights, paired with wines, we were on at L’Espalier will be shared at another time. Okay, he wasn’t wearing a big gold ring, but I am trying to make the point here that this was a huge deal for me. When I first met Michael, I wasn’t sure whether to curtsy, bow or kiss his big gold ring. ![]() Michael was joined by France Posener, Opus One’s East Coast Sales Representative and a sharp-witted, brilliantly funny woman, who kept us entertained throughout the evening. Early harvesting yielded clean, well-balanced fruit and a wine of resilience and finesse.”I was joined for dinner by my good friend, Rob, who is the perfect dinner companion and also the person who told me to start writing about wine. The first vintage was in 1979… “A seemingly perfect growing season from bud break to the beginning of harvest, the 1979 vintage was challenged by rains in September. For me, being in the company of a winemaker of his stature is like someone wanting to be a lyricist meeting Bob Dylan or a budding actor meeting Meryl Streep… it’s a big deal.Opus One was founded by two of the most famous wine families in history, the Robert Mondavi family from Napa valley, CA and the Baron Philipe de Rothschild of Mouton Rothschild, Pauilliac, France. Well, honored is an understatement, I was so flipping excited, I could hardly contain myself. I was so unbelievably honored when Opus One’s Winemaker, Michael Silacci invited me to dinner as a thank you for my Opus One 2007 wine review.
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