I bought this wine to enjoy with Branta (@Briana/@Brendan Devine) in the Hudson Valley but didn't have room for it. In true Branta fashion, I've opened the good stuff at a moment when bad stuff would have sufficed, because I only had good stuff and was too lazy to go to the store for bad stuff. Anyway, it's good! Appreciate the lighter side of red Zin. — 2 years ago
Strawberry/basil agua fresca. Silky. Not the cleanest nose. — 5 years ago
Pinot Noir clone that more frequently is blended in Champagne. Lots of cherry on the palate. Simple and clean. Nice with pork chops. January 2024. — 8 months ago
At Mill House in Maui — 5 years ago
Features saline umami, good concentration. — 9 months ago
Very delicious with dried berry and lovely acid balance. Nice champagne and easy to enjoy. Much different than a run of the mill big name house. — 2 years ago
This is one of the more usual and pleasant creations I’ve had in Napa.
Dark amber in color. Dried stone fruit; apricot, nectarine & peach. Marmalade, dry pineapple, caramel & butterscotch notes, Lipton tea with sugar, burnt top of creme brûlée, very nice round acidity and a delicious polished finish.
This makes for a great dessert wine or will drink nicely on its own. Worth picking up a bottle and trying at $35. I definitely did.
The Matthiasson Sweet Vermouth is made from a very uncommon varietal in Napa, Flora. It’s a varietal created in the 1950’s from a cross between Semillon and Gewurztraminer. Surprisingly, this varietal still grows in the Yount Mill Vineyard in Oakville.
They pick the fruit late increasing the sweetness during fermentation and adding cane sugar or in wine terminology, capitalize it. 17% ABV but, you never sense it as such.
Photos of, Steve and Jill Klein Matthiasson, shots from around their property and their Calistoga vineyard.
— 6 years ago
Doug Griffin
Delicious. A proper Grenache. World needs more Grenache — 8 months ago