Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2020 vintage. Brought into the house by one of the FLB (Friday Lunch Bunch) regulars. Tasted after 15 minutes and one hour. Pre-chilled (down to approx 45 degrees) upon reception. Put on additional ice for 30 minutes. Opened (and had to deploy the Durand for the last third as the cork got squirrelly) and decanted. Brilliant color even on an overcast afternoon. Had a proper, shallow ice bath to keep the decanter/wine 25% submerged for temp purposes. Was striving to keep this one consistently in the 58-62 degree range and think we succeeded. Medium body. Keeping the wine at these temps broke it and in a good way. Acidity stayed in the right channel and Fruit/oak stayed in the left on both samples. Transitions from one to the other were initially abrupt and brisk but dovetailed on the last visit. Excellent concentration and attention to detail. Some golden qualities. Some gratuitous notes. Built to last another 7-10 years. 10.30.26. — 19 hours ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2020 vintage. Last tasted 2.20.26 (9.3). Decanted and tasted after 1.25 hours. Body now upped to medium body. Showy, mid-palate complexities. Keep an eye out for this one...10.23.26. — 8 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2021 vintage. Last tasted 12.10.25 (9.4) and 2.27.25 (9.4). Frontal fleshiness. More degrees and qualifications than you can shake a stick at but just beginning to apply for that first, "serious" job. Will nail that interview. 10.23.26 — 8 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2023 vintage. Last tasted 5.19.25 (9.2). Popped for the FLB. Decanted and tasted after 30 minutes and one hour. Medium body. Ripe, frontal fruits today with the astringency buttressing the endeavor on the backside. Promise ahead but still very slightly out of sorts. Casually delicious. Critically optimistic. 10.30.26. — 19 hours ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

1989 vintage. Regrettably tired. From magnum. 10.26.26. — 4 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

1997 vintage. From a 3L effort. Super youthful on this end with cool fruits and plenty of lushness and little tannic presence. In a 750ml format currently...likely at the top (or close) of the bell curve with properly cellared bottles. Medium-heavy body. Mint. General herbaceousness. Frontal richness. Valrhona chocolate. Almost plushy and seemingly eternal. In a 3L format, will outlive anyone reading this. Sorry, everyone. 10.23.26. — 8 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2020 vintage. Last tasted 12.3.25 (9.2), 9.4.25 (9.3) and 4.10.25 (9.3). Slightly more golden and round up front. Back end picking up (?!?!) acidity since last visit. Deliciously all over the map and sloppy. We've all got a friend or two just like this. Why should wine be any different? 10.23.26. — 8 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

NV. Opened and tasted immediately. Light-medium body. Slightly languid and battling with texture; as if there was the lagoon/ocean salt/fresh water interface constantly ebbing and flowing. Even in that state, it was a 9.3 as there were plenty of subtle forays on the fray to keep things interesting and moving. Gave it 30 minutes before retasting. Whoa! Same temp, the Champagne had added muscle/body, focus, balance and concentration. Liked the different, wandering nature of this effort initially anyway but the end result was something special. Seek this out. 10.27.26. — 4 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2014 vintage. Opened, not decanted. Slightly musty initially but intriguing. Medium body. Nice blend of spices, fruit(s) and acidity currently. Just picked up 4 more bottles at a ridiculous price. This has a few more years before it. 10.23.26. — 8 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2001 vintage. Good fill. Opened with a Durand and decanted with tons of sed. Tasted 20 minutes and one hour after decanted. Light-medium body. Laser-like intensity. Fully showing secondary and tertiary flavors. Previously picked up 3 bottles based on two early 90's visits with this wine/producer. Super-distinctive then. Super-distinctive now. Not your normal Napa Cab. Spring Mountain Cab actually showing as mountain Cab vs the overt attempts in the 80's, 90's and 00's for Spring Mountain properties to fool everyone into thinking/replicate Napa Valley floor Cab. F that. This producer got it then and gets it now. Lean and mean. Chiseled and durty. Just picked up the last 3 bottles available at very reasonable price. Instructive as to the possibilities of Napa Cab at a far edge of the spectrum. 10.23.26. — 8 days ago