Marc Stubblefield 
Cascina Ballarin
Bricco Rocca Barolo Nebbiolo 2007
Her: This doesn't taste like Barolo.
Me: Nope. Tastes like new oak.
Her: Not really what I was looking for.
Me: Me either.
This is why we're married.
— a year ago
Thibaud Boudignon
Rosé de Loire Cabernet Franc Rosé 2017
I love this wine so much I took home the last bottles instead of selling them. Spicy strawberry pepper acid cream deliciousness. I dunno how this evaporates so quickly. ⚡️🍓💥⚡️ — a year ago
Domaine des Ardoisières
Argile Rouge Gamay Persan 2016
Mineral and wild Loire gamay (with a little persan). You're not going to confuse this with cru Beaujolais as it's learner and more driven and feral. With a light chill and some cured pork products - perfect. — a year ago
Donkey and Goat
Meandering El Dorado Roussanne Marsanne
What a great surprise - honeyed and waxy and viscous but cut with balancing acidity and great texture. This goes toe to toe with the great Rhone whites. Overdelivers, and the only down side is the 500ml bottle. Last ounce on day two was even more precise and crystalline. Wow. — a year ago
Pardas
Sus Scrofa Penedès Sumoll 2016
Rustic cherry juice that finishes with tannic snap like you're sucking on the cherry pit. With a light chill, this is perfect barbeque wine. Another wine that seems to empty faster than you think possible. — a year ago
Stéphane Cossais
Le Volagré Montlouis-sur-Loire Chenin Blanc 2007
Well, this just keeps getting better, which is a shame because there will never be any more. Astonishing acidity that comes without sacrificing weight or extraction. Wooly/cirtus/honey/laserbeam. A cattle prod to my Chenin pleasure center. — a year ago
E. Reynaud
La Pialade de Rayas Côtes du Rhône Red Rhône Blend 2012
A core of sweet fruit wrapped in spices and carried on a foundation of earth. Shockingly delicate, silken, perfectly balanced. Beautifully evolved and drinking 💪. — a year ago
Whitcraft Winery
My Friend Matt's Vineyard AKA Clover Creek Vineyard Syrah 2012
Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant
Whoa. VA city. Beautiful blackberry/olive/meat underneath, but hard to taste, and I don't mind a little VA lift in my glass. Other, more recent vintages have been very clean, but not this bottle. FWIW, other folks really enjoyed it. — a year ago
Donkey and Goat
Twinkle El Dorado Mourvèdre 2017
Fresh, juicy tart dark berry and peach. On this night, missing that next gear of depth and/or complexity. Tasty, but not compelling. — a year ago
Marc Stubblefield
Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant
Sneaky delicious. Doesn't jump up and announce itself. Just one of those wines that you realize how great it was once you're almost done with the bottle. Salty citrus diamond edge cut. Crazy good value. — a year ago