Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2023 vintage. Medium-medium heavy body. Old-school RRV swill that eschews the sweetness that crept into the area during the Williams-Selyem heyday/culty scores of the mid-80's to mid-90's. Big tea, earth, light mud, restrained cherry and plum. Structure. Fruit. Balance. No sizzle, all steak. Blind tasting this, you'd be hella pressed to call this as being from RRV. Tastes like it's got 8-10 years of age on it already as a new release. You could sock this away for an easy 15-spot if you're that disciplined, unorganized or behind on opening other stuff. One of the best new domestic pinots tasted in the last few years. P.S...tasted the 2023 MacIntyre (the one that gets all the scores/pub) right after this. It was nice. A new school nice at 9.3. I'll take this any day that ends in "y" instead. You can have my MacIntyre allocation. 3.25.26. — 3 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2016 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 1.5 hours. Throwing a small amount of clumpy sed. Medium/medium-heavy body. Graphite/lead + just dampened earth in the nose. Well-framed tannins balanced nicely with chocolate, plum, cherry, cassis notes. Tasted the 2023 Bevan Cellars Tench a few days ago (9.4) and it added an unnecessary voluptuous layer/weight. This was intrinsically more satisfying and perceived pure. Still on the ascent to the top of the slide. Yes she is. Yes she is. Look out cause here she comes. Hehe. 08.24.25. — 10 months ago

Charlie Tapp

9.1

Black fruit, blue fruit, olive and sandalwood. — 2 years ago

George Yasutake

9.5

Not a Chardonnay kind of drinker, but this one is outstanding & drinking well! — 3 years ago

with Brian

Scott E. Becker

9.2

[Tasted on May 6, 2022 at Home]

Ripe fruit on the nose. Juicy black cherry and boysenberry fruit with black tea, black pepper, minerality and a saline note on the finish. Rich and creamy texture. — 4 years ago

Anthony Auger

9.2

When Viners is at Todd and Scotty’s, you know the heavy hitters are coming out. Double magnum bottle, from 2007. I had no idea the bottle size changes the way the wine matures.
Great aroma, with some prune and mineral notes. Floral rose flavor upfront before the juicy cherry thing comes back. Mouthfeel is really special. The slowest roll down the palate, super soft that turns into a tannic grapefruit feeling. Finish is a slow burn, that eventually made me take my flannel off. — 5 years ago

Jan A

9.5

Rich, thick and round. Just enough acidity to prevent it becoming flabby. True to type napa chard — 3 months ago

Vicki D

9.1

John shared this — 5 months ago

Nick DiSanto

9.2

11-9-24. Brian Spencer. Home made pasta with seafood sauce — 2 years ago

Norman

9.2

It was nice but the Marcassin outshone it. — 2 years ago

Paul K

9.2

Really enjoyed this! — 4 years ago

Mary

9.5

Served with lamb for Adewale’s first Father’s Day — 4 years ago

Robert S.

9.1

Eddie’s Patch Syrah. Smooth and decadent. Just wonderful. — 4 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2023 vintage. Medium body with a huge package from Minerals Direct (sign here, please) landing on your palate doorstep and tastefully wrapped in fruits/florals. Grand Cru Chablis or Grand Cru Corton-Charlemagne? You tell me. 3.25.26. — 3 months ago

Bruce Leboff

9.1

Super pleasant. Classic Pinot nose — 6 months ago

with David

Tom Heckert

9.2

Berries and tobacco with earthy undertones. Finish is soft, short, and understated. Paired with prime rib and it held up well against the beef — 2 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2020 vintage. Lean and mean and mineralesque. Light-medium body. Will try to double park a bottle of this and excavate in 7-8 years. Beautiful example of this style. 4.13.23. — 3 years ago

Steve Medbery

9.6

Outstanding California Chardonnay. Meursault like — 4 years ago

Hiroshi Tominaga

9.1

Oaky, smooth. Good. — 4 years ago

Scott Soren

9.5

Opaque and lively. Nose jumped out like an angry beast. Still a little young and tannic. Black fruit with a nice density. Long finish and surprisingly lower alcohol at 14.5%. Will develop nicely as time goes on. — 5 years ago