2016 Matthiasson- Matthiasson Vineyard Ribolla Gialla, Napa Valley, USA Oltretorrente Orientation: South and South-Southeast

Orientation: South and South-Southeast

first apprenticing under Valentin Morel before striking out on his own

The 2021 bottling was aged at full proof in freshly emptied Oloroso Sherry Casks

It can be enjoyed young

2016 Matthiasson- Matthiasson Vineyard Ribolla Gialla, Napa Valley, USA Oltretorrente Orientation: South and South-SoutheastThe wine was fermented whole cluster with native yeast in an open top tank using punchdowns. After two weeks the must was pressed, and the wine was aged for 18 months in neutral barrels. The wine aged sur lees and it was never racked. No SO2 was used until a tiny amount at bottling. The Ribolla gialla tastes like hazelnuts, baking spices, meyer lemon curd, Bartlett pear, but most of all it has a stony minerality that is incredibly distinctive. There