Modus Operandi, Vicarious, Napa Valley

Actually this is great. While I don’t like Cabs that are too fruity and jammy, this one kind of saves it with the very interesting bouquet of stewed blackberry, plum, crushed rock and green herbs (sage, mint, maybe a bit of thyme), with some grilled meat accents too. 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Petit Verdot, the latter must be creating this rich and lush but fresh at the same time complexity. Reminds me of some of my favorite Cabernet blends …

Such delicious wine. As with everything, Jason Moore makes, it’s just incredibly tasty. Yes the wine has some balance and complexity, but the overarching sentiment you get when drinking these wines are how tasty they are. Fresh, respectable finish, great texture, gorgeous expressive fruit, without being overly extracted or rich. I think I might be underscoring this wine a little bit. Fantastic price point.

Very dark and ripe with deep currant plum fruit. Ripe almost sweet and with fine dry tannins and decent acidity. On the big side for me now, but tasty enough. Great if you like this style of wine.

After not getting along with the 2017 very well, I’m back in love. Great stuff, give it a short decant or pop and pour and watch it smooth out quickly. Great structure, some backbone and supple fruits and a nice finish.