One of few Americans to have received the French medal of the Legion of Honor, Robert Mondavi showed extraordinary vision as co-founder of Opus One. But life was not only wine for Robert Mondavi: he broadened the American cultural palate by marrying fine wine to food, music, and the arts. Among other accomplishments, he introduced temperature-controlled fermentation, French oak barrel aging, and high-density viticulture to a fledgling American wine industry. commissioned great artists to illustrate his wine labels and, in partnership with Robert Mondavi in 1979, created Opus One.
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Browse our auction and buy vintage wine today Buy Wine Online Sell Gift Refer. Bringing a passion for excellence to everything he did, Robert Mondavi led a renaissance in California fine wine for over six decades. 1999 Opus One, 3.0ltr from Napa Valley for sale on WineBid. 1999 Opus One Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend Bid on this bottle of 1999 Opus One Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend (98DC, 93VN, 93WS, 92RP, 92ST). On the palate the wine is powerful and spicy with densely woven fruit, good weigh and length. A wine with spicy approach, ripe fruit, hints of dark berries but also fresh raspberries, slightly etherial hints and good structure. Then in 1983, the River Parcel, a 50-acre ranch in Oakville, was purchased, followed by the acquisition of the 49-acre Ballestra Vineyard, adjacent to the River Parcel and extending south to the Oakville Cross Road. Fruity palate, intense, spices, structured, ripe fruits, layered, long. In the 1980s, after her father’s death, Baroness Philippine de Rothschild left a stage career that included the Comédie Française and the Renault-Barrault Theatre Company, bringing her own exquisite style and creativity to the design, construction, and operation of Opus One.Īmong great New World wine pioneers, Robert Mondavi is an international icon. Opus One’s first estate vineyard was acquired in 1981 when Robert Mondavi sold the 35-acre Q Block, part of his famous To-Kalon Vineyard. Philippe’s vision changed the world of wine: he invented Château bottling, commissioned great artists to illustrate his wine labels – and, in partnership with Robert Mondavi in 1979, created Opus One. At the age of 20, Baron Philippe took on the management of Château Mouton Rothschild from his father Baron Henri.
And Baron Philippe de Rothschild is perhaps the best known of this great family. Please reach out to the Bids Department for further information at +44 20 7293 5283 or. Now, after 20 vintages, many important things have changed - things that influence the way wine is made as well as how we think about wine. Please note your bid limit has been reached. From the Dec 15, 1999, issue December 15th, 1999 Opus One in Perspective By James Laube Opus One is not the be-all and end-all of wines, but it deserves its due. Of the great European wine families, the Rothschilds are perhaps the best known. Opus One was founded by Baron Philippe de Rothschild, legendary proprietor of Chteau Mouton Rothschild, and renowned Napa Valley vintner Robert Mondavi. Opus One 1999 (6 BT) Opus One 1999 (6 BT) In Bond Available Duty Paid.