Napa Valley, California, USA
5yr old SauvBlanc and Semillon blend. Just banging with minerality at the end. Excellent wine by one of my favorite winemakers. So many years left in this bottle. @Pignetti's Restaurant, Temple TX
5yr old SauvBlanc and Semillon blend. Just banging with minerality at the end. Excellent wine by one of my favorite winemakers. So many years left in this bottle. @Pignetti's Restaurant, Temple TX
Aug 25th, 2017
Okay trying to not think of the family, of the year..and all that goes into that...I will first do WSET 3 diligence:
Appearance: clear medium lemon yellowish with medium plus tears.
On the nose: clean, medium (+) intensity citrus with a hint of salty soul. This wine is fully developed.
Palate: dry, medium acidity, medium (+) body, flavor intensity medium, I get lemon, lime, orange blossom water, some salinity, some soil and shell and pineapple (some of it, like a quarter candied). Alcohol?i guessed around 12 and it is...12.5!!! I guess I am learning my shit y'all. The finish: surprising! The first moment you think zero then boom! Stone fruits, wet rocks and happy people splashing in streams caresses your tongue. A great wine (in WSET terms Very Good) that is ready to drink for serious glad I got this now...I was intrigued with Matthiasson by both "How to Love Wine" by Eric Asimov and by seeing Matthiasson in Somm: Into the Bottle. And this was not a disappointment. Now I only dream of visiting them.
Okay trying to not think of the family, of the year..and all that goes into that...I will first do WSET 3 diligence:
Appearance: clear medium lemon yellowish with medium plus tears.
On the nose: clean, medium (+) intensity citrus with a hint of salty soul. This wine is fully developed.
Palate: dry, medium acidity, medium (+) body, flavor intensity medium, I get lemon, lime, orange blossom water, some salinity, some soil and shell and pineapple (some of it, like a quarter candied). Alcohol?i guessed around 12 and it is...12.5!!! I guess I am learning my shit y'all. The finish: surprising! The first moment you think zero then boom! Stone fruits, wet rocks and happy people splashing in streams caresses your tongue. A great wine (in WSET terms Very Good) that is ready to drink for serious glad I got this now...I was intrigued with Matthiasson by both "How to Love Wine" by Eric Asimov and by seeing Matthiasson in Somm: Into the Bottle. And this was not a disappointment. Now I only dream of visiting them.
Delicuous! Even better on the second day, I felt like I opened it too young. This wine could age for some time longer!
Delicuous! Even better on the second day, I felt like I opened it too young. This wine could age for some time longer!
Dec 23rd, 2015
If only all Californians were this Italian.
If only all Californians were this Italian.
Dec 2nd, 2018I just love Matthiasson so much! It's all incredible.
I just love Matthiasson so much! It's all incredible.
Mar 28th, 2017
Crunchy pears and the faintest trace of oak. Bright, lovely work from @Steve Matthiasson
Crunchy pears and the faintest trace of oak. Bright, lovely work from @Steve Matthiasson
Mar 21st, 2017
