Opus One 1990 MagnumRobert Parker In a blind tasting, this wine did not fool many tasters when served blind. It was quickly identified as a California wine despite the fact that it is made in a Bordeaux like style. The wine performed well, exhibiting a deep ruby purple color, a lead pencil, grapy, spicy oak scented nose, medium body, a tight, more compact texture than the Bordeaux, as well as more elevated and obvious new oak. Rich and ripe, as well as graceful, it stood