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Matthiasson Napa Valley White Blend 2023

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This is the wine that put Matthiasson on the map: a Napa Valley white with a Friulian soul, built around the idea of a mythical "ideal" white wine. Matthiasson has made it since 2005 (they say that first vintage is still going strong), and it borrows from the Loire, Graves, Burgundy, Alsace and old-school Napa along the way. In 2023, a year the Matthiassons call another perfect growing season, Sauvignon Blanc leads at 40%, with Ribolla Gialla, Semillon and a dash of Tocai Friulano. Each grape has a job: Sauvignon brings citrus snap, Ribolla adds seashell minerality and a nutty structure, and Semillon gives waxy weight. The Ribolla grows in the tiny Bengier Vineyard at the mouth of Dry Creek canyon, where George Vare grafted budwood that Josko Gravner himself gave him in 2001. That's a direct line back to Friuli. Malolactic fermentation is blocked to keep the acidity bright, and the wine rests at least a year in bottle before release. It's made to age, so open one with dinner now and put another away to see where it goes.

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  • If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
  • For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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Steve Matthiasson has been changing the landscape of California's wine industry for 25 years. A punk rock-gardener who settled in Napa Valley during the 90's "Bigger is Better" escapade, Steve looked around, shook his head, and began to make things better.

In the famous 1976 Judgement of Paris tasting, California wines beat France at its own game. But California viticulture had changed drastically in the years since, and the new farming had changed the wines. Extreme ripeness and high yields were the goals, instead of terroir and finesse--and all sorts of manipulations made it happen. Growers wasted California's precious water irrigating 100-year-old dry-farmed vineyards. Fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, and pesticides carpet bombed anything that was left.

Something needed to be done. And Steve led the charge.

Dubbed California's Godfather of Sustainable Viticulture, after he wrote the literal manual in 1999, Steve moved into consulting. The needle--slowly--started moving back towards balance, both in the environment and the wines themselves. And Steve rose to the very top of his field, managing legendary estates like Araujo and Stag's Leap Vineyards.

But he and his wife, Jill, wanted to make their own wines. Control the process from the ground up. And they kicked it off in 2003.

The resulting wines are not only compelling, they're illuminating. Hundreds of little decisions in the vineyards, subtle tweaks on everything from cover crops to canopy management, result in fruit that expresses its site beautifully. He truly crafts his wines in the vineyard.

These are wines, like the classics of California's Golden Age, inspired by the great wines of Europe but not beholden to them. They are not replicas. Steve uses what's at hand--sunshine and wind, hot days and cold nights, pioneer knowledge that was lost, and newfound techniques--to make something new and timeless. Matthiasson wines posses the California Magic, a thing found nowhere but here.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Ribolla Gialla , Semillon

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Rich

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Raw oysters on the half shell; halibut or sea bass with beurre blanc; roast chicken with lemon and thyme; prosciutto with ripe figs; Friulian frico (crispy Montasio cheese and potato); grilled prawns with herbs.

Tasting Profile

Expect a textured, layered dry white: citrus and orchard fruit with a seashell, saline minerality and a nutty edge from the Ribolla Gialla, while Semillon adds a waxy, rounded weight. Acidity stays bright and crisp, leading to a long, savoury finish. Think white Bordeaux with a northern Italian accent, built to age but good with dinner now.

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