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The Vice 2020 'Carbone' Single Vineyard Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon

The Vice 2020 'Carbone' Single Vineyard Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon

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Well, well well…what do we have here? Just another straight up indulgent, under the radar Napa Cabernet at a wicked good discount. Your average Thursday at Wine Spies HQ…

Normally $89 and we are busting it out on the low low, as we do every day. For you it’s nearly 60% OFF, down to $37. While it lasts…

We’ve never seen or heard of The Vice, but now it’s firmly planted in our mind because WOW, what a treat. We tasted a few of their wines (all terrific) and settled on this one as the standout. They all rocked us with indulgent opulence.

Vice comes to us from husband-and-wife team Malek Amrani and Tori Greenberg. Malek is the winemaker, and after some successful entrepreneurial adventures he turned to wine. Or maybe immersed is a better word. He got himself a Level 3 Sommelier certification in between doing triathlons. Now he handles everything from soup to nuts at The Vice. Tori meanwhile brings the branding side into focus, and she did a great job with the silkscreen and overall sexy packaging.

Malek sources grapes from some of the best locations in the valley - Stag’s Leap, Rutherford, or in this case, Coombsville. It’s GUSHING with rich, opulent fruit - the deep core of blueberry syrup and fig jam, the sweet tanned leather, mocha. Raised in 100% new French oak brings that toasty coconut and vanilla and pipe tobacco into focus. CHEWY, with dusty fine grained tannins will settle a bit over time and suggest a long road ahead. Of course, if you can resist. Definitely on the richer side of the spectrum as we mentioned, but it has a seriousness that we think puts it in a class with other popular big gun Napa Cabs. Think Caymus, Insignia, Silver Oak, etc…

Over $50 per bottle savings? We can’t really think of another Coombsville Cabernet at this price. Can you? Let us know if you find one.

Get as much as you can reasonably justify because it’ll be a sad day when you pop the last one…

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What the Winery Says 2020 'Carbone' Single Vineyard Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon

The Vice
The Vice
Winemaker
Malek Amrani
Varietal
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage
2020
Alcohol
14.6%
Appellation
Coombsville, Napa Valley
Farming
Organic Farming
Soils
Rich volcanic red clay
Aging
14 Months
Barrels
100% New (5 French Oak, 1 American Oak)

About the Winery The Vice

The Vice Winemaker Malek Amrani
The Vice Winemaker Malek Amrani
The Vice 2020 'Carbone' Single Vineyard Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml Wine Bottle
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