former somm, now just a guy. sacramento, ca
completely different from the more coastal vineyards, more of a brutish, thick-skinned mountain fruit feel. not quite what I was looking for but enjoyable 🍒🫐⛰️ — 2 months ago
carignan et syrah, carbonique et sauvage 🍓🫒🏇🥩 — 2 months ago
graceful and relatively open without a decant, showing a classic, old school Rioja feel. even better when circling back on day three 🍓🏇🍄🟫⛰️ — 17 days ago
always a go-to. not my favorite vintage but still a great value and versatile at the table 🍓🫛🍄🟫 — a month ago
starting the holiday season right, with the most consistently excellent champenoise in California 🍋🍈🍞🐚🌊 — 2 months ago
vaguely cab franc-esque wine from SW France, pleasant and earnest with food, a bit angular and tough on its own 🍒🫑🐴🪱 — 2 months ago
sturdy stuff, dense and inward. took a lot of air to get this going. possibly in a dumb phase, I would hold these for another five or so before opening 🍒🧱 — 19 days ago
zippy, juicy, medium weight goodness. only in mags, number 58 of 70 🍓🫐🌱🐦🔥 — 2 months ago
bright green-gold like it was <10yrs. grilled stone fruit, dried flowers and honey, waxy, wooly and flinty. off-dry with thrilling acidity 🍑🍯🧶😤 — 2 months ago
David Metcalf
a brighter take on a sometimes heavy DOC—never disappointed with this charming little bottling. finishes with a unique hit of sea spray and driftwood 🍓🫒🌊 — 16 days ago