This is a GSM blend, along with Counoise. Peach/gold colored, with peach and steely acidity. Little chewy ending with a watermelon. Liked this, as it has some varietal character but is also refreshing.
Grapefruit, lemon, stone fruit, fig and finishes with a lemongrass note and as always with this wine, terrific delineation. Remains one of my favorites white wines from California.
This was the best of three bottles I have tasted since release. Pear, yellow apple, light caramel, and good supporting acidity. I still prefer the Linda Vista chard over the Harms, as that wine just has the energy that I like.
50% whole cluster. I LOVED this wine and bought some to take with me. Every trip there is a wine or two that in that moment grabs me and reels me in. This was one of those wines. Rose petal and floral aromatic, accented beautifully from the stems. Neutral oak, too. Beautiful cherry, red fruited and gentle in weight, with strawberry and touch of watermelon. Think delicate, aromatic and beautiful. For me, what will be key in a wine like this is can it repeat itself the next time, to show just as beautifully. We'll see.
Herbal nose, little vanilla cherry and the supporting acidity. At this point, we were transitioning over to lunch and I got a little lost in capturing this one.
Added this to the database, as I don't believe it has been released yet? We had this over lunch. Reminds me some of the Spring Hill pinot, with the florality of that wine. Plummy too, akin also to something pinot noir in tone too. Pure berry flavors, lavender and ripe and fresh. This is grown right on the property from the few rows that are close to the house.
Drank this with Jill and Steve Matthiasson, a bottle they had pulled from their cellar Aromas of brewed coffee, tobacco leaf, some indian spices and a jammy core of red fruits. It always is a joy for me to sit with someone who has a craft and they pull backwards into their history and share that with me.
2017 Matthiasson Rosé
USA, California, Napa Valley
This is a GSM blend, along with Counoise. Peach/gold colored, with peach and steely acidity. Little chewy ending with a watermelon. Liked this, as it has some varietal character but is also refreshing.
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2015 Matthiasson White Wine
USA, California, Napa Valley
Grapefruit, lemon, stone fruit, fig and finishes with a lemongrass note and as always with this wine, terrific delineation. Remains one of my favorites white wines from California.
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2016 Matthiasson Chardonnay Harms Vineyard
USA, California, Napa Valley
This was the best of three bottles I have tasted since release. Pear, yellow apple, light caramel, and good supporting acidity. I still prefer the Linda Vista chard over the Harms, as that wine just has the energy that I like.
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2015 Matthiasson Ribolla Gialla Vare Vineyard
USA, California, Napa Valley
Crisp, steely and citrusy with lime. I like the cut and profile here. Finishes with bright acids. Good stuff.
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2015 Matthiasson Pinot Noir Spring Hill Vineyard
USA, California, Sonoma County, Petaluma Gap
50% whole cluster. I LOVED this wine and bought some to take with me. Every trip there is a wine or two that in that moment grabs me and reels me in. This was one of those wines. Rose petal and floral aromatic, accented beautifully from the stems. Neutral oak, too. Beautiful cherry, red fruited and gentle in weight, with strawberry and touch of watermelon. Think delicate, aromatic and beautiful. For me, what will be key in a wine like this is can it repeat itself the next time, to show just as beautifully. We'll see.
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2013 Matthiasson Merlot Red Hen Vineyard
USA, California, Napa Valley
Herbal nose, little vanilla cherry and the supporting acidity. At this point, we were transitioning over to lunch and I got a little lost in capturing this one.
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2015 Matthiasson Refosco Matthiasson Vineyard
USA, California, Napa Valley
Added this to the database, as I don't believe it has been released yet? We had this over lunch. Reminds me some of the Spring Hill pinot, with the florality of that wine. Plummy too, akin also to something pinot noir in tone too. Pure berry flavors, lavender and ripe and fresh. This is grown right on the property from the few rows that are close to the house.
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2005 Matthiasson Red Wine
USA, California, Napa Valley
Drank this with Jill and Steve Matthiasson, a bottle they had pulled from their cellar Aromas of brewed coffee, tobacco leaf, some indian spices and a jammy core of red fruits. It always is a joy for me to sit with someone who has a craft and they pull backwards into their history and share that with me.
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