This wine is a blend of the finest barrels selected from mountain Cabernet Sauvignon from the dream vintage of 2021.
(Taster: Marek Amaroni, 7 January 2024) 2 hours after decanting, 3 weeks after bottling) Wonderful aromas of roasted hazelnut, vanilla and sandalwood.
On the palate, the smooth, silky flavor of mulberry is apparent from start to finish, with a very powerful mid-palate.
Swiss chocolate, baking spices and tobacco leaf joined forces to capture my attention, along with cedar and vanilla, leaving me sulking for a long time with their astringent qualities.
This wine is young and confident, but will show maturity and elegance with cellar ageing.
The five mountain AVAs - Atlas Peak, Mt. Veeder, Diamond Mountain District, Howell Mountain and Spring Mountain District - account for less than 1% of the wine produced in Napa Valley.
The highest quality Napa at the best value...The Vice: A sense of sin, a bad habit - something that gives me guilty pleasure, something that's bad for me if I do it in excess but brings me happiness if I don't do it too much, something that's necessary to live a happy and productive life...wine is my Vice.
The Vice is a brand that produces small batches of high quality wines from Napa Valley.
We brew our wines from single grape varieties hand-selected from vineyards that offer the best expression of the grape variety and region.
The brand was born from passionate people, sustainable agriculture, expertise in the wine industry and an understanding of modern consumer tastes.
Owner and chief winemaker Malek Amaroni was born in Morocco and studied medicine before his passion turned to wine.
After a tough life in New York and a successful career in the wine industry, he pursued his winemaking dreams and released his first vintage in 2013.
He personally collects the grapes from the fields, transports them in trucks, crushes them by hand, bottles them, and designs the labels together with his wife Tori, who is also a designer.
He will also be appointed to the Napa Valley Vintners Board of Directors in 2023, becoming the youngest member of the board, and as one of Napa's most promising producers, he is committed to offering wines of outstanding quality at the most attractive value.