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In St-Emilion and Pomerol, the blends are Merlot dominated as Cabernet Sauvignon can struggle to ripen there - when it is included, it adds structure and body to the wine. Mouth: medium-bodied taste is elegant, fresh, ripe fruit with notes of dark plum, blueberry, blackberry, touches of cocoa, vanilla, silky tannins. Winery: Opus One Country / Region: USA / California - Napa Valley Date Winery was established: 1978 Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon 80, Petit Verdot 9. Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Opus One bursts from the glass with ripe blueberries, black cherry jam and crme de cassis with hints of violets. Nose: aromatic sensations red berries tones graphite and snuff. However 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wines can be slightly hollow-tasting in the middle palate and Merlot with its generous, fleshy fruit flavours acts as a perfect foil by filling in this cavity. 2016 Opus One (Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot and Petit Verdot) View: beautiful deep red color with bright flashes. It is particularly suited to the dry, warm, free- draining, gravel-rich soils and is responsible for the redolent cassis characteristics as well as the depth of colour, tannic structure and pronounced acidity of Médoc wines. Made from 84 Cabernet Sauvignon, 6 Petit Verdot, 5 Merlot, 4 Cabernet Franc, 1. In the Médoc and Graves the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend can range from 95% ( Mouton-Rothschild) to as low as 40%. A Red wine from Napa Valley, Napa County, California, United States. This is actually the archetypal Bordeaux blend, though in different proportions in the sub-regions and sometimes topped up with Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot. Opus One 2018 379.99 2015 Opus One - Red Wine Napa Valley (.