2019 Vice Versa Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 96.7 points

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  2/2/2024 - Cablover1982 Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Opened at The Inn at Little Washington (3 Star Michelin) dinner with wife and great friends.
  
  Decanted about 2 hours by the Somm prior to dinner reservation.
  Phenomenal purity of fruit with great Beckstoffer To Kalon power and structure.
  
  Amazing opulence, full-bodied but very light on its feet, hints of melted chocolate, and some floral notes.
  
  Enjoyed with a delicious multi-course meal at The Inn!

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  12/12/2023 - RayT Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Had this with dinner at my friend Dick's house about 4 months ago and I am just catching up with TN. Called the winery and talked to Samantha before drinking and she said decant this 2 hours which I did. I think this could have used 4 hours. We drank this over an hour and it did continue to fill out so I wish I had given it more air.
  
  This was dark fruited with blackberry, black currant, tobacco, spice rack, and a touch of earth with a long finish. This wine went incredibly well with a slow cooked beef roast. While this wine was very good it was a bit overmatched by a 2016 Realm Absurd. I felt the fruit from The Absurd had more depth and polish. In defense of the Vice Versa the Absurd had 3 more years in bottle.
  
  I had drunk a barrel sample of the Vice Versa To Kalon 2 years previous to this and that had more depth and complexity then it did this night. Since drinking this wine 4 months ago I feel the 19's are headed towards a slumber so I would hold off on this bottle or give it a very long slow ox or decant.

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  9/6/2023 - AGELVIS Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Two and a half hour decant. Deep dark ruby magenta color. Blackberry, boysenberry, thyme, terra cota, and walnut brownie. Smooth, tongue drying palate, with dusty acidity and a dash of strawberry. Firm, full, grippy, medium intensity tannins on the long finish.
  
  This is god, but very youthful. It’s got a fun, overall dusty quality. It’s not yet refined and likely to be 98-99 points in two years. Unfortunately, I only had the one bottle.

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  8/5/2023 - Jhalpern27 Likes this wine: 99 Points

  Holy cow 2.5 hr decant, this was on point tonite. This is my favorite wine of the year so far. Amaze balls

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  5/11/2023 - bsumoba Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Bella, Vice Versa and Impensata Napa tasting: Notes are similar to my previous note. Top notch wine! Glad I have a few in the cellar. This would make for a good comparison in the future against other BTK wines and maybe even Macdonald.

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