Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2023 vintage. Medium body. This showed well at the FLB (Friday Lunch Bunch) weekly affair. Some sleekness. Some exoticism. Some mineralité. 6.26.26. — 2 days ago

Ted Biser

9.1

Bright flavors. Great finish. — 3 days ago

KA

9.1

Lido Four Seasons Surf Side — 4 days ago

Andrea Watt

9.3

Pear, green apple, brioche, and citrus. — 4 days ago

Joe DAscoli

9.5

Took a little bit of airtime to open up but delicious once it did

This vintage has been solid across the schrader portfolio. — 5 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Floral, elegant and so much lift. Superb aromas. — 6 days ago

Andrew Belzer

9.2

Strawberry, tart raspberry, chalk. — 7 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2019 vintage. FLB collateral damage. Opened and decanted. Tasted after 20 mins, 1 hour and 1.5 hours. No noticeable development(s) during that time. Medium/medium-heavy body. Some chunk. Some refinement. Obvious quality evident. Similar to the 2016 vintage tasted 6.12.26. Very, very nice but ultimately incapable of reaching the stratosphere that multiple vintages of this wine have reached...and breached. Seek out the 2018 vintage of this noww and thank me later. 6.26.26. — 2 days ago

"Odedi"

9.1

It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!

Salmon in color with a neon hue.

Bright nose of red fruits with light earth, citrus, raspberries, lemons, apples and light spices.

Medium bodied with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with apples, citrus, raspberries, strawberries, lemons, spices, herbs and light earth.

Tangy finish with limes and light almonds.

This is a very tasty Rosé from Oakville in Napa Valley. Nicely balanced and elegant, with nice complexity and a soft mouthfeel.

Feels very fresh and engaging, and I loved the color.

Good right out of the bottle and a great pool wine. Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food.

100% Merlot grapes. A very limited production.

13.7% alcohol by volume.

91 points

$40. — 3 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2022 vintage. From Coravin. The same vintage Overture shows better currently and likely for quite some time. 2022 a fairly pilloried Napa vintage. Feel this could be similar to the 2011's that are finally showing to the best of their abilities now. Give this a decade and a half but don't expect it to eventually show top-notch like the 1987, 1994, 1997, 2001 or 2012. 6.24.26. — 4 days ago

"Odedi"

9.2

Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.

Fruity nose and full bodied with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate and complex.

Showing black currants, plums, cooked cherries, cedar, toast, light vanilla, spices, dark chocolates, licorice, coffee, tobacco, light earth, herbs and peppercorn.

Long finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.

This is a delicious Merlot from Napa Valley. Rich and fruit forward. Nicely balanced with nice complexity. Tangy and interesting.

Good right out of the bottle, and better after 90 minutes of airtime.

Still young, and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly, but already drinking beautifully.

A great sipping wine that will also pair nicely with food.

A blend of 94% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged for 19 months in (32% new) French Oak barrels.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$55. — 6 days ago

Jj Joe

9.5

What a surprise, good for korean foods and chicken too — 6 days ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

La cooline de coloembiere — 7 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2019 vintage. From magnum and tasted 3 hours after opening. Took me right/directly back to a 1991 Oakville Ranch Napa Cab I had the pleasure of enjoying 2-3x in the mid-90's. Medium+ body. Black olives. Eucalyptus. Fall dirt. Finishing cassis notes. Not gratuitous Cabernet but slightly less than tidy. 6.25.26. — 3 days ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.2

Good as usual. — 4 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2022 vintage. Drinking better now, and for the foreseeable future, than the 2022 Opus. 6.24.26. — 4 days ago

"Odedi"

9.1

Reddish in color with medium intensity.

Fruity nose with cherries, fresh raspberries, light oak, spices, chocolates, earth, herbs and tobacco leaf.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with strawberries, raspberries, fresh cherries, light oak, chocolates, herbs, earth, light tobacco and black pepper.

Good length on the finish with fine grained tannins and tangy pomegranates.

This 3 year old Pinot Noir from Russian River Valley is starting to drink very nicely now.

Fruit forward and easy drinking, elegant and nicely balanced. Tangy and refreshing, complex and entertaining.

Will continue to age nicely in 5 years.

I gave it a light chill and had it all by itself.

100% Pinot Noir grapes were aged in (35% new) French Oak barrels for 9 months.

13.9% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$45. — 5 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

By the glass at La Table de Olivier Nasti. Young but luminous. Just a brilliant wine and food wine. No formal notes. — 6 days ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.4

So silky. Light and a touch watery but up for by such a long finish. — 6 days ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.7

Primera cena troigoss — 7 days ago