Matthiasson Bengier Vineyard Ribolla Gialla, Napa Valley, USA 2020 Gaja moderate tannins

moderate tannins

According to Julio Donoso

and grandeur

chalky minerality

A collaboration between two sommelier friends and Michel Gonet the 2016 Rajat Parr & Marco Pelletier Brut Nature Blanc de Blanc Les Compères was disgorged May 2021 and derives from old vines in Mesnil sur Oger lieu-dit Les Hautes Mottes

Matthiasson Bengier Vineyard Ribolla Gialla, Napa Valley, USA 2020 Gaja moderate tanninsThe wine is pure slate and minerals. There is no fruitiness at all, instead there is a sense of clean cold stone. The texture has the tannic structure that Ribolla is known for, and that makes it so great with food. It is the perfect oyster wine, but also great with salads as well as rich pork or chicken dishes.