Matthiasson Sonoma Valley Zinfandel Armor Plate Vineyard 2022 SHELF it is well-balanced with a

it is well-balanced with a vibrant core of stone fruit flavors

Longfellow liked it enough to write a poem about it

this grappa with vinous and distinctly ethereal characteristics is distilled

This Kabinett Alte Reben ("Gisela") comes from ungrafted 80-year-old vines in the long-celebrated Gross Schock portion of the Euchariusberg

sitting on the southern side of Nuits near the famous Les Saint-Georges

Matthiasson Sonoma Valley Zinfandel Armor Plate Vineyard 2022 SHELF it is well-balanced with aArmor Plate is a treasure: a tiny dry farmed, organically tended block of Sonoma Valley Zinfandel planted in the 1890s, now 130 plus years old, owned by the Hamel family (a viticulture client of Steve's). Located in volcanic alluvium near Glen Ellen, the vines deliver Zinfandel that looks nothing like the jammy stereotype. Matthiasson ferments half whole cluster, half destemmed, presses after 14 days on the skins, and ages the wine in neutral Burgundy