Matthiasson Chardonnay Linda Vista Vineyard 2024

WINERY NOTES:

OVERVIEW: “Made from organic grapes that grow right behind our home in Napa, this beautifully balanced Chardonnay is fresh and vivacious with the perfect amount of luscious creaminess.”

WINEMAKING: “The final blend is composed of eight different harvest dates, with the range of lots allowing us to achieve complexity, completeness, and balance. The earlier harvests contribute acidity and minerality, and the later harvests contribute body and richness. We gently whole-cluster press all of the grapes, then ferment and age the wine on the lees in seasoned French oak barrels (no oak flavor), with only native yeast. No racking and minimal batonnage (lees stirring) on only selected barrels. 1/3 of the barrels were allowed to go through malolactic fermentation. The moderate alcohol and mouthwatering acidity that is a trademark of that vineyard is very much present, balanced by a ripe, luscious creaminess.”

TASTING: “Zesty Meyer lemon combines with ripe Golden Delicious apples, yellow peaches, musk melon, and honey to deliver a beautifully balanced Chardonnay with a clean finish and haunting minerality.”