Produced from a Bordeaux blend, where Cabernet rules but Petit Verdot, Cabernet France, Merlot and Malbec still play important parts, Opus One has been flying the flag for high-class Californian cabs since the 1980s. What are the marks of a cult wine? Well, they generally tend to have 100-point scores, feature Cabernet quite strongly, and, of course, be very expensive. One of California's – and subsequently the world's – most famous wines, and the lovechild of Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild, it was the first of California's "cult wines". Opus One, Napa Valley Of course its Opus One. So, who's the most popular bottle in town? Let's not kid ourselves that there will be much difference from year to year, but we'll never know until we look.ġ. So, it won’t be a surprise to you all that it's Cabernet and co attending this red-carpet event. They are updated monthly so might change occasionally, but you can fully expect to see the usual suspects – just think through your California cult wines and you're pretty much there. If you go to the Napa County or Napa Valley region pages on Wine-Searcher and scroll down, you’ll see the Most Popular wines based on search frequency. And for this popularity contest, where else would we start but Napa? It’s that time of year again, when we round up the "who's who?" of the wine world. © Opus One | Napa's most popular wine is made behind this front door.
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