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Manage Subscriptions2016 Vice Versa Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
Community Tasting Notes 41
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Cabernet4me2 Likes this wine: 95 points
December 21, 2023 - This bottle was firing on all cylinders tonight... was a late bottle entry of the evening.. and up against some pretty solid vineyards and winemakers secondary projects and in their defense, they were 'babies' all from the '21 vintage, but this VV was just amazing!!
Solid Blue and Black fruit throughout with a solid mid and finish!! -
#1Winelover wrote:
August 14, 2023 - As I was popping the cork, not only did the cork break in 1/2, but the top of the glass broke -- a first! Does that happen?
Since 1/2 of the cork was still in the bottle, we carefully took it out, decanted with a strainer and drank it. Definitely an off bottle, for sure.1 person found this helpful Comments (1) -
Cristal2000 Likes this wine: 94 points
May 2, 2023 - This is excellent and aging gracefully. Fresh nose of baking spices, herbs, tobacco and blackberry fruit. Palate is full bodied, dark, grainy and full of complexity. A lot of savory goodness has developed over time, showing this is not a one trick pony and it is built to shine for at least a few more years. Still showing significant concentration and depth of flavor, it's way better than I would expect for VV's entry wine. Recently replaced by Spinning Plates, there's quality here in spades.
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ffzhang Likes this wine: 94 points
February 6, 2023 - Enjoyed over 5 hours. Drinking beautifully right now. Lovely bouquet of dark fruit and earth, and super velvety mouthfeel with a long finish. Yum.
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#1Winelover Likes this wine: 94 points
June 30, 2022 - Purchased the last 5 bottles in the archaic PA state liquor system. 2 bottles were a little broken on the base so my local state store wouldn't sell those to me, so I ended up with 3.
Very consistent notes with what others would say. I will say that this is ready to go from PnP. It's medium to full bodied, dark rich purple coloring, blue and purple fruit flavoring, and a nice mineral streak throughout. I remember asking Patrice for the secret vineyard sources, but I can't remember Yountville (maybe Sleeping Lady?). Other sources are Stagecoach and Las Piedras.
Very good.2 people found this helpful Comment
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Vice Versa
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 3 (0%)
- In Cellars 626 (64%)
- Consumed 351 (36%)
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