Matthiasson Napa Valley White Blend (Semillon/Ribolla Gialla/Sauv Blanc) 2022 bis-hidden The 2021 showcases a bouquet

The 2021 showcases a bouquet exploding with flowers and dark fruit

Bright minerality

ripe citrus

and here they let the juice sit briefly on the skins

a slate-rich vineyard first worked by Romans

Matthiasson Napa Valley White Blend (Semillon/Ribolla Gialla/Sauv Blanc) 2022 bis-hidden The 2021 showcases a bouquetSteve Matthiasson's love affair with Friulian whites is the engine behind this Napa Valley blend a wine that reads as Italian in spirit but Napa in fruit. The 2022 is 46% Semillon, 29% Ribolla Gialla, 23% Sauvignon Blanc, and 2% Tocai Friulano. The Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon come from Ryan's Vineyard on alluvial gravel in southern Napa, while the Ribolla and Tocai are from the tiny Bengier Vineyard at the mouth of Dry Creek canyon. Native ferment,