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. — 16 hours 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 — 19 hours ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2011 vintage. Opened with a Durand without incident and decanted. Not much sed. Tasted immediately. Can’t find the notes but tasted same wine and vintage roughly 3 years ago and it was much more unapproachable then. Now? It’s in the running to be your new bestie. Tremendous length of finish. Medium body but heavy intensity. 10.19.26. — 4 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2024 vintage. 10.16.26. — 7 days 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. — 17 hours 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. — 17 hours ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2019 vintage. Last tasted 1.29.23 (9.3) and 4.7.22 (9.2). Starting to mellow out a bit after 3.5 years and beginning to develop secondary flavors like caramelization and peach pit notes. 10.17.26. — 6 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. — 17 hours 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. — 19 hours ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2024 vintage. Last tasted 5.24.26 (9.3) and 3.18.26 (9.3). 7 months later, taking my own advice and picking up two more cases since we have 5 bottles left from the original, 12-pack case. Did I mention that it isn't even on the wine list? $46 a bottle resto cost. Absolutely shredding for the price and locale. 10.18.26. — 5 days ago