Matthiasson Montepulciano Cressida Vineyard 2022

Italy meets California in this energetic and juicy wine full of red fruit flavors. A unique wine that will be available this year only.
 
TASTING NOTES
Classic Italian Montepulciano is traditionally a rich, dark wine, as they grapes are grown in a warm climate. By contrast, these grapes were grown in cool Carneros, with a view over the bay of San Francisco, resulting in a wine that is energetic and juicy, vibrant, crunchy, lip-smacking, and full of red fruits. 
RECOMMENDED PAIRINGS
Perfect with coastal food: Cioppino, a piece of fish with gremolata sauce, Manhattan-style clam chowder, or anything with seafood and tomatoes.
STORY
The last harvest of a vineyard is always bittersweet — excitement with the prospect of a new planting, but sadness about the loss of old vines. This bottling is the last harvest from the Montepulciano at our Cressida Vineyard. The hillside was too steep and eroded for safe farming, and the vines couldn’t be managed properly. But the wine is so good...
FARMING & WINEMAKING
The Cressida Vineyard is planted along the spine of a ridgetop in the upper section of Los Carneros, overlooking the Bay, with the San Francisco skyline clearly visible across the water. It receives the perfect balance of warm sun and cooling bay winds, straight off the Pacific and through the Golden Gate. The soils are shale from an ancient inland sea — the vineyard is at the foot of the Mayacamas Mountains, with the Cressida Vineyard at the base and Mt. Veeder at the top. Raptors hover overhead, riding the winds thrust up as the Bay breezes meet the Cressida hillside.
We purchased the Cressida Vineyard along with our partners Perry Tam and Laura Yip in 2022.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
The pH is 3.66, the TA is 6.9 g/l, and the alcohol is 12.0%. 150 cases produced.