Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2023 vintage. Just released and on a growth spurt. Needs a month or two to add some new clothes to the wardrobe. Medium-heavy body. Will attempt to taste again in a month or two. Preferably two. Ceiling is likely a 9.3. 04.23.25. — 2 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2023 vintage. Curious as to how Grand Cru Bâtard-Montrachet (starts in the $400's a btl) tastes, this is an excellent place to start. This effort clocks in at under $100 a btl. 04.23.25. — 2 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

8.8

2018 vintage. Decanted and tasted after two hours. Heavy body. Barely there nose. Too much oak doing too much very lifting. If a wine has this much oak presence in a great vintage, something is being covered up. Have enjoyed other offerings from this producer in the past but this one is missing the main line. If this effort is trying to appeal to a select, vanillin, plushasaurus audience, carry on. — 5 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2021 vintage. Medium/medium-heavy body. Splash of melted, salted butter. A visit from the Minerals Central CEO. Warm bath chardonnay without involved concerns getting flabby or wrinkly tho. Wraps you up with multiple, Turkish cotton, towels and validates your spa day/night viz. Pampered. 04.23.25. — 2 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2023 vintage. Light-medium body. Rhubarb, cherry, earth and concentration in waves. Great OR pinot value. 04.23.25. — 2 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2012 vintage. Smoky, spicy, plummy, earthy. Medium-heavy body. Quiet power and presence without flexing. Can't imagine this one getting better but can hold tight in this place for 7-8 years. 04.23.25. — 2 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2006 vintage. Opened and put aside for a half hour, then decanted and tasted after an hour. Excellent fill and cork with minimal sed. Rusty, brickish color. Earthy, spicy nose. Light bodied. Phenomenal amounts of undying back palate push and spice “componentry” to vault this into Holy Bleep territory. Another decade at this level. Such a pleasure. 04.18.25. — 7 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2021 vintage. Medium body. Bracing, back-end acidity with super clean entry and slightly sweet mid-palate. What fresh hell is this?! Intriguing and distinctively different for sure. 04.23.25. — 2 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2021 vintage. Medium/medium-heavy body. Smoky, plummy, spicy. Pretty crushable now but a decade+ aged bottle might unlock a secret, or two, of the universe. nicely done. 04.23.25. — 2 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2021 vintage. Pleasant throughout and hit plenty of notes without screeching. The KB style has changed in the last few years. Gone are the mega-extracted pinots altho those are still around and holding up in the cellars/secondary market. Those older wines were a 10 on the volume scale. The last few vintages are closer to a 5. That said, this should hold up and develop nicely for a decade+ without issues. Those that don't think you can drink CA pinot noir over 4-5 years old are in for quite the surprise with quality producers. 04.18.25. — 7 days ago