Martijn

9.7

Its not that often that wine and food really elevate each other but this Chadwick 2008 and Beef with home made Stroganoff was a match made in heaven.
The pepper and sweets in the wine pushed the sauce next level and vice versa. — 4 years ago

Scott Kahn

8.9

Soft bouquet gives way to a rich glass of complexity. Dark red fruit, tannic rightness, and Smokey barrel notes. Likely good for years to come. — 5 years ago

ADAM STROMFELD

9.9

Meaty nose. Milk chocolate on the palate. Absolutely perfect balance and red berries. A mouthful of red cherries and tobacco. Again, with Maayan - what an experience!! He is the “Man” in Napa!!! — 6 years ago

with Howard, Frank and 5 others

David L

9.3

06’ Melka Metisse. 83% Cabernet 13% Merlot 4% PV

Similar to the vice versa tonight. They’re both polished and approachable wines. I would recommend a short 15 minute decanting. Hell... let it open up in your glass.

Looking at this wine you would’ve never guessed it was 12 years old.

Dark red(crimson)almost to the edge of the glass.
In your face & up front style of this...quite appealing. Black plum, blueberries, licorice. Well integrated oak, with silky tannins. Lingers on the back of the palate for a good 30 seconds. Full- bodied & delicious. Drink this in it’s prime. 2/3 great years in it. — 7 years ago

Michael Elmore

9.1

Peach fruit cup. Very reminiscent of Ultramarine Rose... or vice versa — 7 years ago

Merritt Santino Raül Gilé

9.2

Pommard is so Willamette it's uncanny. (Or vice versa). This was pretty awesome on fathers day. Threw in a couple OR pinots after and didn't miss a beat. — 8 years ago

with Alison

Rhonely Boy

9.1

I like this blend, and the interplay of the two varietals. Snappy Albariño is rounded by Riesling, and vice versa.
Citrus-Apricots, stainless, off-dry, well rounded med body, medium finish. — 8 years ago

Matt

9.0

Honey nut cheerios, juicy apple, sweet herbs, dough, chalk. There’s a honeyed note to it all and a nice chewy texture. It finishes short, but the snapshot of an aged champagne is there. I liked the strong autolytic components. Thought the dosage seemed about right, curious if less would bring more length or vice versa. Bottles 4/2000; 7/2018 disgorgement: 3.5 g/l dosage — 4 years ago

Jody Scharf

9.4

I loved it — 5 years ago

Howard Greenfield

9.5

Stood up to the big boys!!! — 6 years ago

Robert Evans Jr

9.6

Way too young but damn Was it amazing tho — 7 years ago

with Nicole

Aaron Walters

9.5

Not sure if the food made the wine better or vice versa! Bright citrus, great acidity balanced with a nice rounded mouthfeel. Cut right through the herbed cream sauce. Delish! — 8 years ago

with Maggie

Reagan Byrne

9.5

DECANT | Dry dry dry with finesse and structure. Apricot. White pepper. Slightly oxidative. Enough weight to pair with pork. Nutty. Oak. 2011. Wine that is a matured in barrel for several years under a naturally occurring film of flor yeast. 100% Savagnin. * 'white' Cotes du Jura may be made from up to 20% red grapes – and vice-versa. * Cotes du Jura is known for Chardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard, Pinot Noir and Trousseau. — 8 years ago

Joe Selby

9.0

Great price to enjoyment ratio, rather vice versa. Fruity and light. Purchase if you find it. Then enjoy. — 8 years ago

Philip Deibel

9.3

I love me some Vice Versa. The only thing better than the wine might be the people! Samantha and Patrice are amazing people, and Maayan and team Atelier Melka need no introductions. I am so happy to watch them succeed. Having purchased an estate property last year, we can’t wait to visit them in the future. Ok, back to the wine. While “im”patiently awaiting my single vineyard designates to age I am enjoying two of their lines, Le Petit Vice and the Napa Valley blend. While I prefer the 15s and 16s to the 17, the Napa Valley blend never fails to impress. More tasting notes next time. — 5 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Better than expected for a Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon. I have traditionally thought that Barossa is best suited to Shiraz and Coonawarra better for Cabernet but obviously there are occasions where vice versa applies. Proper Cabernet descriptors of Mint Tomato Leaf and Blackberry. Oak is there but in balance with the ripe fruit with fine persistent tannins. All round a good effort. — 6 years ago

Lev Lavrichtchev

9.3

October 2018: Nose is excellent, palate still young, wait 5 yrs? Revisited, another bottle opened Oct 14, 2020, Slow ox 1 hour in the bottle. Very mature, off peak, in blind tasting was mistakenly identified as its brother, Case Mate 1998, the former being very mature with nice nose and black fruits - as the Case Mate presumingly should be - while the latter showed up very young and more towards red fruits. Presumably, should have been vice versa. What a turnaround - 2 years between the two bottles opened! Drink Up! — 7 years ago

Pete Cheslock

9.7

Wow. Light and fruity. Glad I got a lot of it’s friends in the basement. — 7 years ago

leon egozi

9.3

Having this with Patrice in his house. Great wine. Great host. Love Vice versa. — 8 years ago

Mark Flesher

8.9

Enjoyed last night at Del Frisco's Fort Worth. To prevent a 300 dollar bill, we have always either opened a bottle of white and glasses of red or vice versa. We found this little guy in a 325, which probably wasn't bad considering that I think this would have been even MORE locked up from a 750. This wine did take probably 30 minutes before it was able to be enjoyed. Once it did, it was quite velvety on the front, with a good dark raspberry and classic French terroir on the nose and palate. Herbal notes like clove in the middle, all the while a very soft and red fruit backbone. The wine had a great complexity to it, and nice acidity and tannic balance that went perfectly with steak. Medium + bodied. I think my experience would be better in 2-3 years (from 375), probably 5 years from a 750. Nice little dinner wine. — 8 years ago