Deep garnet colored, the 2013 Opus One needs a little swirling before exploding with preserved black and blue fruits™ blueberry compote, blackberry pie and blackcurrant cordial™ giving way to notes of unsmoked cigars, new leather, beef drippings and menthol with wafts of roasted rosemary and rose oil. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is both powerful and ethereal, charged with energy and backed up by profound black fruits, supported with plush tannins and seamless freshness, finishing very long and beautifully perfumed.