91pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The largest-production wine at Vice Versa, there are 1,500 cases of the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Spinning Plates, a multi-vineyard blend. Cherries and raspberries join faint herbal nuances on the nose, while the full-bodied palate is a touch warm but with bright acids and soft tannins. Enjoy it over the next decade.

Winemaker Notes

Deep red & black fruits combining with signature graphite & cocoa nib. Black cherry & purple flowers combine on the palate like tapestry, rich & woven. A sanguine minerality lingers into a long finish of lush, ripe fruit & velvety texture. The wine matured for 20mos in 65% new French oak barrels before being bottled without fining. Patrice’s passions for music, art, culture & history continue to inspire the label art by Montreal street artist Tone. 1248 cases

The Cabernet Sauvignons of Vice Versa have become a phenomenon, selling out in just a few days at release each year. Spinning Plates is a the gateway to these remarkable wines, and is a true modern Napa classic.

Spinning Plates is a masterful blend of predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from some exceptional sites: the Ecotone Vineyard (formerly Abreu’s Thorevilos) on the slopes of Howell Mountain above St. Helena, and the Estate Vineyard in the far north of Calistoga. These are combined with Cabernet from a handful of ‘top-secret’ vineyards that remain a closely guarded secret! A dash of Cabernet Franc comes from the prized vines of the Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard.