Matthiasson – White Wine Napa Valley
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USA - CA
Napa County
Wine
White
The Facts
Origins USA - CA > Napa County > Napa Valley
Appellation Napa Valley
Varietal White Blend
Cepage 48% Sauvignon Blanc, 26% Ribolla, 24% Semillon, 2% Friuliano
Winemaking The fruit was very lightly whole-cluster-pressed. All four varieties were blended immediately upon dryness, racked and returned onto the lees for aging until bottling. We used 15% new Boutes barrels, with no stirring. To preserve all the acidity the wine was prevented from going through malo-lactic fermentation. After ten months of barrel aging, the wine was filtered to prevent malolactic fermentation in bottle, and then bottled. Intended to age, the White Wine is held in bottle for at least a year before release, but will reward much longer aging. The first vintage of this blend, back in 2005, is still going strong
Aging ten months of barrel aging
Alcohol by Volume 12.0%
Annual Production 1143 cases
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The Character
Tasting Notes The Sauvignon blanc brings a clean fresh citrusy acidity and some tropical character. The Ribolla gialla brings seashell minerality, nuttiness, and structure to the blend. The Semillon contributes viscosity and waxiness that adds gravity and weight. The Tocai friulano adds spicy aromatic notes. The acidity and fruit expression are balanced by a rich lees character and a faint backdrop of creamy oak. There is interplay in the wine between lightness and richness, and focus and complexity.
Sustainability Certified Organic, Green Practicing, Sustainable In Practice, Minimal Intervention / Augmentation, Natural Fermentation
The Story
This wine is our conception of a mythical “ideal” wine…a California wine with a spiritual connection to
Friuli, Italy, but also drawing inspiration from the great whites of the Loire, Burgundy, Graves, Alsace, the
Rhone, old-school Napa and Sonoma…actually the list of great whites we are inspired by goes on and
on, and it is all wrapped up in this wine. This wine is an attempt at getting at the core of what white wine
is all about, the archetypal “white wine,” thus the name. It’s a very intentional blend of four varieties from
two vineyards.
The blend is 48 % Sauvignon Blanc, 26 % Ribolla Gialla, 24 % Semillon, and 2 % Tocai friulano.
The Sauvignon blanc brings a clean fresh citrusy acidity and some tropical character. The Ribolla gialla
brings seashell minerality, nuttiness, and structure to the blend. The Semillon contributes viscosity and
waxiness that adds gravity and weight. The Tocai friulano adds spicy aromatic notes. The acidity and fruit
expression are balanced by a rich lees character and a faint backdrop of creamy oak. There is interplay
in the wine between lightness and richness, and focus and complexity.
The 2022 White Wine has its trademark spice and mineral quality, and another perfect growing season
helped the wine deliver plenty of acidity and freshness. Flavors include white peach, kaffir lime, lychee
nut, beeswax, ripe fig, and pineapple, with prominent wet stones, flint, oyster shells, and freshly cut straw.
The fruit was very lightly whole-cluster-pressed. All four varieties were blended immediately upon dryness,
racked and returned onto the lees for aging until bottling. We used 15% new Boutes barrels, with no stirring.
To preserve all the acidity the wine was prevented from going through malo-lactic fermentation. After ten
months of barrel aging, the wine was filtered to prevent malolactic fermentation in bottle, and then
bottled. Intended to age, the White Wine is held in bottle for at least a year before release, but will reward
much longer aging. The first vintage of this blend, back in 2005, is still going strong.
The pH is 3.32, TA is 7.2, and the alcohol is 12.0%. 1143 cases produced.
The Vineyards
The two vineyards are both in the cool and foggy southern part of the Napa Valley.
The Sauvignon blanc and Semillon come from Ryan’s Vineyard, which sits on a streak of alluvial gravel in
the center of the valley floor, in the south part of Napa. It is right in the path of the daily wind current that
pulls up through the valley from the San Francisco Bay towards Calistoga. Native grasses are planted
under the vines to compete for moisture and nutrients and encourage the roots to forage down deep in
the gravelly soil.
The Ribolla gialla and Tocai friulano are from the tiny Bengier Vineyard (formerly Vare), in the mouth of
Napa’s Dry Creek canyon, right next to the creek. The rocky fluvial soil and cool air drainage of the canyon
works perfectly with the variety. Ribolla gialla is an extremely old variety cultivated since medieval times
in the Collio region of Italy and Slovenia.
Friuli, Italy, but also drawing inspiration from the great whites of the Loire, Burgundy, Graves, Alsace, the
Rhone, old-school Napa and Sonoma…actually the list of great whites we are inspired by goes on and
on, and it is all wrapped up in this wine. This wine is an attempt at getting at the core of what white wine
is all about, the archetypal “white wine,” thus the name. It’s a very intentional blend of four varieties from
two vineyards.
The blend is 48 % Sauvignon Blanc, 26 % Ribolla Gialla, 24 % Semillon, and 2 % Tocai friulano.
The Sauvignon blanc brings a clean fresh citrusy acidity and some tropical character. The Ribolla gialla
brings seashell minerality, nuttiness, and structure to the blend. The Semillon contributes viscosity and
waxiness that adds gravity and weight. The Tocai friulano adds spicy aromatic notes. The acidity and fruit
expression are balanced by a rich lees character and a faint backdrop of creamy oak. There is interplay
in the wine between lightness and richness, and focus and complexity.
The 2022 White Wine has its trademark spice and mineral quality, and another perfect growing season
helped the wine deliver plenty of acidity and freshness. Flavors include white peach, kaffir lime, lychee
nut, beeswax, ripe fig, and pineapple, with prominent wet stones, flint, oyster shells, and freshly cut straw.
The fruit was very lightly whole-cluster-pressed. All four varieties were blended immediately upon dryness,
racked and returned onto the lees for aging until bottling. We used 15% new Boutes barrels, with no stirring.
To preserve all the acidity the wine was prevented from going through malo-lactic fermentation. After ten
months of barrel aging, the wine was filtered to prevent malolactic fermentation in bottle, and then
bottled. Intended to age, the White Wine is held in bottle for at least a year before release, but will reward
much longer aging. The first vintage of this blend, back in 2005, is still going strong.
The pH is 3.32, TA is 7.2, and the alcohol is 12.0%. 1143 cases produced.
The Vineyards
The two vineyards are both in the cool and foggy southern part of the Napa Valley.
The Sauvignon blanc and Semillon come from Ryan’s Vineyard, which sits on a streak of alluvial gravel in
the center of the valley floor, in the south part of Napa. It is right in the path of the daily wind current that
pulls up through the valley from the San Francisco Bay towards Calistoga. Native grasses are planted
under the vines to compete for moisture and nutrients and encourage the roots to forage down deep in
the gravelly soil.
The Ribolla gialla and Tocai friulano are from the tiny Bengier Vineyard (formerly Vare), in the mouth of
Napa’s Dry Creek canyon, right next to the creek. The rocky fluvial soil and cool air drainage of the canyon
works perfectly with the variety. Ribolla gialla is an extremely old variety cultivated since medieval times
in the Collio region of Italy and Slovenia.
About Matthiasson
Producer Story
Jill and Steve Matthiasson founded Matthiasson Family Wines in 2003, guided by the belief that great wine begins in the vineyard. Combining Steve’s expertise in viticulture with Jill’s background in ecology, they farm organically and regeneratively, prioritizing soil health, balance, and biodiversity. Their philosophy of restraint in the cellar allows the vineyard to speak, producing wines of clarity, elegance, and authenticity. Celebrated for their moderate alcohol, food-friendly style, and expressive character, Matthiasson wines highlight both Napa classics and rare varieties, earning critical acclaim and establishing the winery as a benchmark for quality, sustainability, and a fresh vision of Napa Valley.
Producer Story
Jill and Steve Matthiasson founded Matthiasson Family Wines in 2003, guided by the belief that great wine begins in the vineyard. Combining Steve’s expertise in viticulture with Jill’s background in ecology, they farm organically and regeneratively, prioritizing soil health, balance, and biodiversity. Their philosophy of restraint in the cellar allows the vineyard to speak, producing wines of clarity, elegance, and authenticity. Celebrated for their moderate alcohol, food-friendly style, and expressive character, Matthiasson wines highlight both Napa classics and rare varieties, earning critical acclaim and establishing the winery as a benchmark for quality, sustainability, and a fresh vision of Napa Valley.
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