Tasting Opus One 1979-2000 with winemaker legend Michael Silacci

Michael Silacci, the winemaker of Opus One has been described as the ‘Miles Davis of the wine industry’ because, like the jazz legend, he loves the sassiness of youth and, as he gets older, so he simply replaces his band with fresh talent. Like Davis, Silacci also takes risks, improvises and bases his decision-making on intuition first and science second. In ‘part two’ of a complete vertical of this truly iconic Californian wine, Peter Dean hears about the risks Silacci takes, why his vineyard workers are more important than he, and how he positions the style of the wine so that it is neither 100% Bordeaux nor 100% Napa. Dean also analyses in depth each vintage from the first wine, made in 1979 to 2000.