2022 Matthiasson Schioppettino, Napa Valley, USA

The Schioppettino represents two rows of our home Matthiasson Vineyard in the Western Oak Knoll area of Napa Valley. The vines were planted in 1996. We grafted the mature vines over to Schioppettino in 2010. CCOF certified organic, with fruit trees at the ends of the rows and flowering bushes throughout for good bug habitat, the vines are serenaded throughout the season by coyotes, owls, bees, and the occasional hum of one of our fully-electric Monarch tractors.

The grapes were destemmed and crushed, then fermented in very small stainless-steel tanks. We did a mixture of manual punch downs and pump-overs. Aged in neutral burgundy barrels for ten months.