OPUS ONE 2012 SKIN
OPUS ONE 2012 CODE

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OPUS ONE 2012 SKIN

VarietalsĬabernet Sauvignon 79%, Cabernet Franc 7%, Petit Verdot 6%, Merlot 6%, and Malbec 2% Skin Contact This refined and age-worthy wine simultaneously offers a long lingering finish, with lively acidity and a sturdy structure at the close. The wine’s round mouthfeel and satiny tannins wrap around classic flavors of cassis, blackberry and black cherry. The 2012 Opus One effuses fresh dark fruit aromas accentuated by subtler notes of forest-floor and graphite. Through careful and precise management of the incoming fruit, harvest continued evenly until it was completed on October 20th.

Picking started on September 21st at the fresh fruit stage of ripeness to keep flavors bright and lively.

At harvest, the fruit exhibited the classic style of our Oakville estate vineyards with incredible depth of flavor, layers of complexity and excellent structure.

Mother Nature continued to favor the vintage with a superb growing season characterized by moderate temperatures and bountiful sunshine resulting in one of the valley’s most exceptional vintages. The residual sugar level can range from 0 to more than 100 grams per litre! The chartīelow is the standard to which sweetness codes are assigned in BCLIQUOR.After a warm and dry winter, generous rains returned in March just in time for bud-break and provided the water needed for the rest of the year.

OPUS ONE 2012 CODE

The sweetness code is based on the amount of residual sugar left in the wine after the fermeting process The very sweet category includes the famous dessert wines of the world like Sauternes, Tokaji Aszú, Port and Cream Sherries. Many Moscato and German wines labelled with the terms “Spätlese or Kabinett” will be included. In this category, wines will have noticeable sweetness but not enough to be considered dessert wines. These wines have a hint of sweetness in the mouth and include many Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewürztraminer as well as many California-style red blends. Sparkling wines labelled as ‘Brut’ will also be very dry on the palate. Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio). Bordeaux, Chianti, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir) and white wines (e.g. The very dry wine category includes many popular red wines (e.g.

Opus one 2012