2018 Matthiasson Phoenix Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA Usonia directly pressed

directly pressed

From a parcel in Santa Margherita—a limestone- and clay-rich site near Arianna Occhipinti’s home in Vittoria—this is a single-vineyard expression of Grillo that pushes far beyond the variety’s usual crisp profile

60% Trousseau

Organic and biodynamic practices

Most of the Chardonnay clones were planted in 1987 with the addition of some Pinot blanc more recently in an attempt to more truly emulate a classic Burgundian white vineyard

2018 Matthiasson Phoenix Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA Usonia directly pressedFrom the western benchland of St. Helena, Phoenix Vineyards gravelly alluvial fans and Mayacamas breezes give Cabernet thats ripe yet finely etched. The fruit was picked on the earlier side and fermented with native yeasts in small tanks, mostly destemmed, with gentle daily pump overs to keep the tannins fine. levage was deliberately quietlong time in older French oak to preserve vineyard voiceso the wine reads focused and savory rather than oaky.