Opus One 2014
So, this one usually pours a deep garnet color. The nose is super layeredyou get a lot of those dark fruits upfront, like intense blackberry, blackcurrant, and black cherry. But it's also got this cool complexity with notes of graphite, mocha, fresh tobacco, and a hint of violet flowers,On the palate, it feels pretty silky. The tannins are fine-grained but still present and grippy you can feel that structure. You definitely pick up on the vanilla, a touch of black olive, and some baking spices on the finish
Château Gruaud Larose 1997
This '97 Gruaud Larose is right in its prime drinking window for a classic Bordeaux. It shows off mature flavors like plums and black cherries, and it's full of those distinct tertiary aromas think forest floor, damp leather, smoke, tobacco, olive, and licorice,The body is medium-plus, the acidity is fairly low. The tannins are smooth and rich, not aggressive at all, which gives it this really pleasant juiciness and a savory, almost salty, deliciousness
by TomatoHead4327
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I would hope so lol 🤣……… one is a 28 year old Bordeaux and the other is an 11 year old Cali 🤣😂
Wasn’t 97 an incredible year all around, I can’t remember any more
Cool wines but something about the post title bothers me lol
I love me some Opus One. I had the 1995 vintage a few years ago and it was incredible
I’m here to be mean about those silly decanters.
They’re silly.
yes, sometimes red wines taste different.
who would’ve thought.
I’m fucking *shocked* that these taste different.
This had to a fun side-by-side, lol.
I’m so confused as to who would line up this comparison and be surprised that they taste different.
Where did you get the decanters? They’re awesome
97 / 2014, quite a few years in between 🤔
Noob question: is the ice good for the wine? Can you put red wine in fridge?
The Opus cork has wine traveling along the side, top to bottom, worrisome that the wine could be impacted negatively (premox)
The decanters are a bit extra but you do you player.
Of course the wines are different like others mentioned based on location and vintage. But do they both taste like red wine?
Sounds like a robot trying to sound like a human
How about the ice cubes in the wine. Kind of like those old Lambrusco ads…Riunite on ice, that’s nice