Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2005 vintage. From magnum. Decanted and tasted after one hour and 2 hours. Fairly, old-school, Napa nose (trail dust, black olive, grilled dark plum, pinch of eucalyptus). Medium body. Harmonious and smooth with lots of dark cherry and an über-thin substrate of milk chocolate. Less dominant/aggressive/pushy/concentrated than previous vintages going back to the inaugural vintage but dismissing that a bit out of maggie and only a few samples over the span of two hours. Wine did not gain weight, strength, depth or intensity over those 2 hours tho. Stayed consistent. 7.24.26. — 11 hours ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2023 vintage. Medium body. 7.22.26. — 3 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2021 vintage. Medium body. Nice but a tad pricey for what's being delivered currently. 7.22.26. — 3 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2016 vintage. Last tasted 10.09.21 (9.2), 8.23.21 (9.2), 7.26.21 (9.2), 7.11.21 (9.2) and 6.29.21 (9.2). Something to be said for consistency but forgot what that was exactly. Medium-medium heavy body. Anyway, nice value BDX and the previously reticent, hitherto hidden, legendary tannins finally emerged from a lengthy vacation so more back end structure. Front and mid-palates unchanged and still notable for their intensity. 7.24.26. — 16 hours ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2023 vintage. Fun and playful. Light-medium/medium body. Excellent Summer sipper and great pricing. 7.22.26. — 3 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2024 vintage. Clean and relatively pure...free of overt Sauvvie B characteristics. 7.22.26. — 3 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2025 vintage. 7.22.26. — 3 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2016 vintage. Light-medium/medium body. Currently, a feminine-styled Barolo. Leaner and focused on the deep tracks vs the big, obvious hits. Enduring tho. 7.22.26. — 3 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2021 vintage. Medium body. Excellent, approachable right off the bat Barolo with above-average depth that's not scary. Almost out of the similarly styled 2019 (same score) and will move into this vintage in a month or two. 7.22.26. — 3 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2022 vintage. A btg deal afoot to bring the pricing down. Problem is, there's nary a trace of tannins to buttress oxidation. Light-medium body. Relatively pleasant conversation had now but in a few years? Waiting for the 2023 vintage. Can't be alone in that assessment. 7.22.26. — 3 days ago