Sequoia Grove
Stagecoach Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
2014 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 45 mins. Medium body. Repping Stagecoach Vineyard right with some trail dust, cedar, ripe dark cherry and tobacco for punch. A really pleasant, subtle richness with the initial draw/flavors that deposited on the front palate. Nicely made, nicely done. Not a candidate for a Napa time capsule 30 years from now but tasted like it'll be showing well for the next 7-8 years. 05.09.25. — 6 days ago
Plumpjack
Napa Valley Merlot 2022
2022 vintage. Hardly as bigg or explosive as the 2021 effort, this goes lean but not mean. Oh sure, there’s hints of a trail to follow yet you may need to refine/practice your compass and map work so as not to get lost. A bit more of the delicate side with a subtle, enduring finish. Pay attention to avoid the search and rescue. 05.14.25 — 2 days ago
Château Calon-Ségur
Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1989
1989 vintage. From magnum. Nice fill and cork better than expected. Not decanted and first tasted after 7 (seven!!) hours after opening. Talk about task saturation...Light body with some brickish notes but back end concentration along with dark cherry and plum notes fronting earth + tobacco histories. Good length of finish. Drink whatever format ya got cuz it's definitely time unless you like playing wine pathologist and reconstituting tissue/flavors to flesh out what once was and rebuilding around the existing skeleton. Eminently doable as long as you're intimately familiar with the producer/wine, have previously tasted the wine and have really good notes/memory. 05.11.25. — 5 days ago
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
2016 vintage. Far from explosive but you can taste the handcrafted love. Pretty stuff for BDB. 05.14.25. — 2 days ago