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. — a day 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. — 5 days 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. — 10 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

1989 vintage. Regrettably tired. From magnum. 10.26.26. — 2 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. — 5 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 — 5 days 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. — 9 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. — 5 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. — 5 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. — 5 days ago