Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego 
Stolpman Vineyards
Uni White Roussanne - Chardonnay Blend 2024
2024 vintage. 60% Chard. 40% Roussanne. Enough Roussanne to properly relegate that pesky Chardonnay for once. 8.5.26. — 5 days ago
Constant
Diamond Mountain Vineyard Claret Merlot Blend 2019
2019 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 30 minutes and one hour. Rocking and close to the top of the bell curve. Maybe holds in this fashion for another 5-6 years? Pretty delicious now. Thank you Neil and Vanessa! 8.8.26. — 2 days ago
Eisele Vineyard
Altagracia Calistoga Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
2020 vintage. From the FLB offerings. Did the slinky decant (back and forth in the same two decanters-I rarely have that kind of time) so the wine got “transported” from the original bottle into a decanter for a 8x decant. Tasted after one hour. Wine always has obvious pedigree but usually comes hell-bent for oak. Plenty of oak in the nose upon the initial open but the decanter to decanter back and forth minimized it. Got past the fearsome front line and into the secondary (flavors). Black olive, dustiness, cedar, hint of beefiness. Zero rush to crush but needs plenty of air. Another excellent 2020 Napa red. Not that many made/survived but the private, firefighting force occasionally pays out bigg dividends, capital gains and realized profits. 8.7.26. — 3 days ago
Stolpman Vineyards
Especial Cuadrilla Ballard Canyon Syrah Blend 2023
2023 vintage. Tasted the excellent (9.2) La Cuadrilla approx a month ago (7.8.26). Sweet sweet QPR. This was a touch heavier bodywise and just slaying expectations across the board(s). Everybody need reverse polarity. Everybody got to deviate from the norm. 8.5.26. — 5 days ago
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
2019 vintage. Sorry about the blah picture. No flash. Decanted and tasted after 15 minutes. Forest floor nose. Showing judicious balance between acidity/tannins and fruit now. Representing village G-C nicely noww. Enuff well-made vibes to gladly revisit in 5-7 without any fomo. 8.9.26. — 10 hours ago