2020 Matthiasson Bengier Vineyard Ribolla Gialla, Napa Valley, USA Weiser-Künstler rich in minerals and particularly

rich in minerals and particularly iron

The wine is light

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The flavors here can stand up to richer sauces and even some spice

then was moved to neutral oak barrels where it underwent a native malolactic fermentation

2020 Matthiasson Bengier Vineyard Ribolla Gialla, Napa Valley, USA Weiser-Künstler rich in minerals and particularlyThe 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 alcohol is 13. 0%, the pH is 3. 9 and the TA is 5. 35. 253 cases produced. The Ribolla gialla tastes like hazelnuts, baking spices, meyer lemon curd, Bartlett pear,