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IronGate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Mar 18, 2025 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Mar 25, 2025 08:00PM EDT
  • 1982
  • 750ml
  • USA
  • California
  • North Coast
  • Napa County
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Red
Lot 940

1982 Opus One Napa Valley - 3 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$1,600 - CAD$2,600

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This lot is comprised of 3 bottle(s) of 1982 Opus One Napa Valley - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1600 - $2600 with a reserve of $1400. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11105.

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A family cellar who's patriarch bought most of the wine on release directly from wineries and held in his home cellar. In October of 1989 the wines were transferred to a professional wine storage facility in NYC (we have the intake receipts) where they have sat until being brought to auction.
The rating for 1982 Opus One Napa Valley is 90 points from Vinous and the tasting note - The 1982 Opus One is one of the more direct wines in this complete vertical. There is plenty of fruit in the glass, but at the same time, the tannins aren't as polished as they are in other vintages of the same era. Today, the 1982 comes across as a bit burly and rough around the edges. The depth of the fruit suggests the 1982 might actually still benefit from further time in bottle! The blend is 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Cabernet Franc and 2% Merlot.