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Opus One 1991

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n retrospect it still seems astonishing that a great Hordeaux personality such as Haron Philippe de Rothschild, owner of Château Mouton Rothschild, should embark on a joint venture in Napa Valley with visionary local producer Robert Mondavi. The baron’s first approach was made in 1970, but it wasn’t until 1978 that the

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