Opus One

Opus One is one of Napa Valley’s most emblematic wineries, created in 1978 as a joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Château Mouton Rothschild in Bordeaux and pioneering Napa vintner Robert Mondavi. Conceived as a “grand opus” uniting Old World savoir-faire with New World terroir, the first vintage was made in 1979 from Mondavi’s famed To Kalon vineyard in Oakville and released in 1984 alongside the 1980 vintage. The purpose-built winery, a low, crescent-shaped limestone structure completed in the…