Vice Versa Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard, Napa Valley, USA 2023

They strive to craft world-class wines that are distinctive expressions of the Napa Valley, Sonoma Coast, and Paso Robles. Each of these wines is made to allow the essence of its vineyard to shine through. They are hedonistic and seductive, but so authentic they speak of their cultivars, terroirs, and the people who help create them.

They gained access to this storied site in 2018, and have been pleased with the results ever since. You can’t ask for more quintessentially Rutherford raw materials, and the wine that emerges features balance with power, loamy-dusty red and black fruit, and a pliant, fresh personality.

Designed by German artist Felix Dolah, the label depicts The Three Graces: Zeus’s daughters Euphrosyne, Aglaea, and Thalia, who were said to represent youth and beauty, mirth, and elegance. Dolah’s water and charcoal images play with impressionist figures and negative space.

An ethereal beauty showing extraordinary purity, balance and inner energy. Aromas of ripe blue and black berries, lead pencil, mocha, white flowers, mountain herbs, and spices leap from the glass, all overlain by Rutherford dust. The fine ripe tannins and natural acidity support the concentrated flavors seamlessly, conferring verve and grace.

Only 20 barrels made