| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2018 Modus Operandi Cellars AntithesisNapa Valley Red Blend more |
4/21/2024 - lundmc Likes this wine: 95 pointsWow what a great window this is in now. Pure joy. The nose sings with fruits and flowers, and then the palate is fantastic. Dark fruits, cassis, a sneaky vegetal note, and flowers again. Great minerality and long finish. On pop and pour there is a touch of punishment from the tanins but that goes away so quickly. Balance is superb. I would guess this has stuffing to go awhile longer but I am going to start pulling these now, life is short and this is too much fun. |
| Red |
2019 Modus Operandi Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Rocca-Colinetta VineyardCoombsville more |
4/20/2024 - lundmc wrote: 93 pointsI think this is the 2019- back label is off! Dark cork and dark purple, everything about it is big and bold. Blue and black fruits galore. Some charred meat and earthy notes, and cassis. Give it some air if drinking now. |
| Rosé |
2017 Modus Operandi Cellars Vicarious RoséNapa Valley Rosé Blend more |
3/31/2024 - travelme Likes this wine: 91 pointsAnother wonderful Rose from Jason. Just bought a few of the newest vintage a few weeks back so I wanted to polish off my last old vintage bottle. Just one barrel produced. I absolutely loved this. Looking forward to the 2021’s. |
| Red |
2018 Modus Operandi Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Collection - Futaie Artistique II (1655 - 2009)Napa Valley more |
3/1/2024 - lundmc wrote: 95 pointsWine worthy of the barrel and the story. Tremendous nose of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, flowers, and some spice. Sings on the palate, lighter on its feet than expected, with red fruits, fine tanins, some savory elements, and a long long finish. |
| Red |
2016 Modus Operandi Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Rocca-Colinetta VineyardCoombsville more |
1/25/2024 - Gr8penut Likes this wine: 93 pointsVery smooth drinking. |
| White |
2019 Modus Operandi Cellars Chardonnay VicariousSonoma Coast more |
1/15/2024 - jsternh Likes this wine: 88 pointsWould describe as a baby Kistler. Nice mouhfeel, nice balance of fruit and acidity. Kiss of oak. Lacks intensity and length of flavor. Good QPR. |
| Red |
2016 Modus Operandi Cellars Syrah Wrath VineyardSanta Lucia Highlands more |
12/15/2023 - Gr8penut Likes this wine: 91 pointsExpected more, but a good drink. Some schumtz (technical term) in the top of the bottle, which was rather surprising. |
| Red |
2019 Modus Operandi Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Edcora VineyardAtlas Peak more |
12/2/2023 - lundmc wrote: 96 pointsFourth bottle and wow I have to say this is spectacular. I'm sure this could be laid down for a while but the drinking window is so good right now. The fruit is so pure and beautiful, and the secondaries and tertiaries are gorgeous. I am doubling down on my chocolate and flowers callout from previous bottles, and adding a point for the chalky minerality that carries through such a long finish. Great. |
| White |
2019 Modus Operandi Cellars Chardonnay VicariousSonoma Coast more |
11/19/2023 - cyc Does not like this wine: 86 pointsLacking concentration and acidity, flabby. Having a hard time squaring my experience with this wine with the other tasting notes. |
| Red |
2020 Modus Operandi Cellars Syrah Caldwell VineyardCoombsville more |
11/14/2023 - lundmc wrote: 93 pointsI did not expect this to be ready to go but wow on pop and pour this was super. A few rough edges but not in a bad way, and probably actually adds rather than subtracts. Red and black fruit, some straw, nicely behaved tannins. Will update after a few hours if the bottle makes it there. |
| Red |
2017 Modus Operandi Cellars AntithesisNapa Valley Red Blend more |
11/4/2023 - lundmc wrote: 94 pointsScore 93 with minimal air time. Opened up (had to knife that wax a little it’s super thick! Couldn’t just drill my beloved bumblebee olive wood waiters corkscrew and pull it through. Good thing it was the first bottle of the night- wax cutting can be dangerous!). Decanted through screen and funnel aerator, glad I did, some sediment on the screen. |
| Red |
2020 Modus Operandi Cellars On The Shoulders of Giants Adelaida DistrictPaso Robles Red Blend more |
10/19/2023 - lundmc Likes this wine: 91 pointsKudos to Jason for this assertive GSM. Some moxy here, with a base of round red and black fruit, plus buttered popcorn, cranberry, and meat. Sustained enjoyable finish. Interested to see how this evolves. |
| Red |
2019 Modus Operandi Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Edcora VineyardAtlas Peak more |
9/15/2023 - lundmc Likes this wine: 95 pointsNeeds at least an hour. Love this stuff, maybe my favorite single vineyard from Modus. So I will try not to be hyperbolic. As with past vintages, nose is a little shy, belying that which is underneath. On the palate brilliantly nuanced yet expressive fruits- think red and black cherry both, some flowers, a little chocolate and a firm but not punishing backbone that tells me this has some stuffing. Comes back around at the end with a little slap of sweet tart or razzles- just a pop like the green flash at sunset. Lovely. |
| Red |
2016 Modus Operandi Cellars Syrah Wrath VineyardSanta Lucia Highlands more |
9/14/2023 - Gr8penut Likes this wine: 92 pointsReliable, good juice!! |
| Red |
2015 Modus Operandi Cellars VicariousNapa Valley Red Blend more |
9/9/2023 - Gr8penut Likes this wine: 92 pointsDrinking well now!!! Glad I have more! |
| Red |
2019 Modus Operandi Cellars MalbecCalifornia more |
8/25/2023 - lundmc wrote: NRWill add notes later this is really good and drink now but can’t rate or give good tasting notes , drank it too fast 😁. Go for it now and enjoy ! |
| White |
2020 Modus Operandi Cellars Sauvignon BlancRutherford more |
8/19/2023 - keg4606@aol.com Does not like this wine: NRNo distinct taste or flavor |
| Red |
2012 Modus Operandi Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Rockledge VineyardNapa Valley more |
8/19/2023 - lundmc wrote: 94 pointsReally good and pretty different from my recollection and notes from the 2010 I had a few weeks ago. This has a little perfume and hits the palate first with some black raspberries and red fruits. A little bit of herbs and grippy tannins. Seems like you can pick up the sugar acid and tannin all distinctly, but the wine is not disjointed. Could definitely go more years but excellent now, I prefer it to the 2010 but like them both . |
| Red |
2019 Modus Operandi Cellars Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
7/25/2023 - lundmc Likes this wine: 92 pointsClean, polished, straight-shooting Napa Cab. Flowers on the nose and palate, to go with pure fruit and some minerality. Very balanced, very well behaved right out of the bottle. Nothing here to criticize. |
| Red |
2014 Modus Operandi Cellars Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
4/5/2023 - rjmp96 Likes this wine: 95 pointsIncredible Cabernet, with a lot of time left. Still very primary aromas of cassis, spice box, wet tobacco, plum, licorice, vanilla, toast, and an earthy, dusty aspect. Expansive and rich but well balanced on the palate, with acidity that matches the body and fruit. With time wild sage and bay leaf come out on the nose, the palate becomes more refined and the finish fills out and extends. Still a lot of oak here, we decanted and drank over 8 hours and it got better and better. |
| Red |
2010 Modus Operandi Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Rockledge VineyardNapa Valley more |
7/1/2023 - lundmc wrote: 93 pointsIf you can get one, buy it, open it, and drink it. It is ready right now. Secondaries are up front, with the fruit tamped down a bit. Some cherry, menthol, cork, subtle herbs. Very long finish. |
| Red |
2019 Modus Operandi Cellars Merlot Boyd VineyardNapa Valley more |
5/23/2023 - lundmc wrote: 93 pointsSecond bottle, I like this vintage. Totally agree with MARK1 on the way it fills out with air- I had exactly the same impression of fruit and structure filling in after a somewhat underwhelming pop and pour. Redder fruits and acidity moving to darker fruits and some wood notes. |
| Red |
2019 Modus Operandi Cellars Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
5/21/2023 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 92 pointsPnp'd and enjoyed with friends/classmate of 40+ years. It's nice, it's well balanced, it's very good fruit, but it's also a bit on the plain/average side, too. Had it over 2-3 hours and it was a tad better at hours 2-3 but pretty much ready, right from the pnp. |
| Red |
2012 Modus Operandi Cellars SyrahSanta Lucia Highlands more |
4/16/2023 - travelme Likes this wine: 86 pointsPotentially an off bottle since the nose had a wet cardboard/seaweed note to it. A disappointment but the mid palate and finish were actually not that bad. The nose really made the experience unpleasant. My lone bottle purchased at auction. Won’t likely look to try this wine from Modus again. |
| Red |
2017 Modus Operandi Cellars Pinot Noir VicariousSonoma Coast more |
4/13/2023 - travelme Likes this wine: 91 pointsThis was a terrific bottle of Pinot that really was really easy drinking. Cinnamon, cherry, and just a hint of plum notes highlighted this wine. I have five left and will look to enjoy those soon. The longer the bottle got the chance to open the better and more complex the wine was. |
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