Nickel & Nickel, Vaca Vista Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Oak Knoll District
Nickel & Nickel · California › Oak Knoll District › United States of America
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
92
/100
Reviews
24
professional
Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
1414
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91.9
Avg Score
96
Highest
Taster #4634
· Feb 8, 2025
93/100
Medium weight; smooth and balanced; soft and muted fruit. Very nice.
2017 vintage
Taster #6926
· Jan 5, 2024
92/100
The wine was very good: balanced blue and black fruits with nice structure. It's another strong Nickel & Nickel showing from the challenging 2017 vintage. That said, this particular bottle will live in our friend group lore forever because of the story. We gave the 2017 N&N Vaca Vista as a gift to Chris & Tracy at my promotion reception for Colonel as a thank you for their long-distance travel to the event. Aunt Martha of "that will do" wine-tasting …
2017 vintage
Taster #5054
· Apr 9, 2023
93/100
Drinking very nicely. Decanted for an hour, maybe could’ve used another 30-60 minutes.
2017 vintage
Taster #4471
· Mar 18, 2023
Donated to Zoo Gala Elegant Vintages
2017 vintage
Taster #8905
· Apr 17, 2022
Tons of VA. Some cherry and bramble. Red currants. Hugely disappointing from a producer I generally love! Tannins are not integrated either.
2017 vintage
Taster #6817
· Jan 28, 2022
93/100
Exceptional wine.
2017 vintage
Taster #1328
· Jan 8, 2021
93/100
Cherry
2017 vintage
Taster #3368
· Oct 26, 2020
94/100
Excellent wine. Fruit forward & smooth
2017 vintage
Taster #8676
· Sep 25, 2020
90/100
Fruity on the nose, low tannins, deep color
2017 vintage
Taster #4535
· Jun 5, 2020
90/100
This one was strange. Not bad strange, just unexpected. Complex but kind of earthy-berry-medicinal. Almost faintly like Moxie.
2017 vintage
Taster #4048
· May 10, 2020
96/100
The wine is a deep purple in color. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry, blueberry, black currant, prune, dust, light toast, cedar, coconut, oak, vanilla, clove, eucalyptus, oregano, alcohol/hot and butter. The palate is consistent with the nose. This wine is dry, alcohol is high, tannin is high, the body is full, the finish is long, acidity is high, complexity is high, and the wine is well balanced. Overall, this wine …
2017 vintage
Taster #4854
· Mar 19, 2020
88/100
The wine visually presents deep purple color with thin medium legs. There was no sediment in the bottle. The faint bouquet teases you with a ghostly hint of carnation, cranberry and blackberry complimenting a bright early harvest cherry. The initial honeysuckle flavor is quickly overcome by the bright youthful flavor of red currant, cranberry, cherry and mineral. This wine should age for a minimum of 4 years but no longer than 8 years.
2017 vintage
Taster #6620
· Feb 21, 2020
91/100
Opened by a friend. No formal notes other than this was young and could use some time but was tasty now. 91+ points.
2017 vintage
Taster #3201
· Feb 12, 2020
90/100
Subtle aroma, cherry, great body, black pepper
2017 vintage