Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2023 vintage. Lots of coolish fruit still. Last tasted 11.20.24 (9.2). Drinking the same as the previous visit. 09.03.25. — 10 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Jesus o augusto tbanasy cesar darren @la mula — 2 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Jesus o augusto tbanasy cesar darren @la mula — 2 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2021 vintage. For simple Central Coast classified juice, this Pinot comes to play-and win. 1.24.24. — 2 years ago

Paco Suro

9.4

Wow. This was terrific. North Coast Syrah, Cornas, St Joseph all in one. From a small vineyard near the beach on the Central Coast. — 5 years ago

Diana Cohen

9.2

Had at evelyn’s table . Easy to drink . Had with Darren and Neal — 7 years ago

James Forsyth

9.4

It's 1945 in Pauillac... the First Growth Mouton Rothschild celebrates the victory year with an innovative label, drawn by the artist Philippe Jullian, setting into motion a tradition synonymous with the famous estate. The vintage is considered one of the best on record and this Pauillac wine perhaps the pick of the year. Seventy years later a large format of the 1945 Mouton Rothschild becomes one of the most expensive bottles ever sold. It is stuff of legend, "immortal" no less. Down the road Château Croizet-Bages was doing its thing, making tasty wines without fanfare. A bottle of their 1945 found its way into my hands via Darren Scott of Red Room, Austin's excellent speakeasy/wine bar. The fill was almost into the belly. Not a good sign. I was expecting a dud for sure but that's part of the fun with these wines. You roll the dice, winning is an upside not to be expected. The sommelier approached the bottle with caution. (As an aside, all restaurants should have Durands on hand for older bottles.) My heart was in my mouth as the cork was prized from the bottle with a normal waiter's corkscrew. It came out in one piece, a stained but solid cylinder of promise. I tried it. Certainly a little dusty but with underlying freshness and even a hint of ripe, dark fruit. Tobacco, Earl Gray tea and coffee were present. The finish was long. The wine retained vibrancy even at its grand age. The 1945 Croizet-Bages was a gem, in part because of the low expectations, in part because of its proximity (temporal and geographical) to a legend, but mostly because it was just plain delicious. — 9 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2023 vintage. Tasted with the owner/winemaker. Lighter medium body. Sampled via Coravin. Appropriate oak with plenty of zippy rhubarb, clove and spice festivities throughout. If blind, would have guessed Oregon. Three whole barrels made...then...75 cases or so. Not exactly on every street corner. Preferred the 2021 version (9.4) slightly but this was plenty substantial. Picked up a case. 12.04.24. — 2 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.1

Jesus o augusto tbanasy cesar darren @la mula — 2 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Jesus o augusto tbanasy cesar darren @la mula — 2 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2021 vintage. Smoke and cinnamon in the nose. Medium-heavy body. That smoke and cinnamon along with a little prune, graham-cracker, cracked black pepper, a dash of white pepper, white sage, zinc and salt water fill out the flavor profile. Definitely intriguing. — 3 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

New Cali PN obsession! — 6 years ago

Matthew nadel

9.0

Drinking with Darren and girls at Gotham — 9 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Darren y thanasy — 2 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.6

Darren y thanasy — 2 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Jesus o augusto tbanasy cesar darren @la mula — 2 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Jesus o augusto tbanasy cesar darren @la mula — 2 years ago

Michelle Huang

9.6

Darren had this @ wildair and it was really good. — 4 years ago

Karen Easton

8.9

Classic pinot noir nose, nice structure, lovely fruit. — 7 years ago

Matthew nadel

9.3

Drinking with Darren and girls at Gotham May 10 — 9 years ago