WineryMATTHIASSON FAMILY “LOYO FROM YOLO” MATTHIASSON is a family endeavor, the effort of Steve and Jill Klein Matthiasson, and their two young sons. Steve & Jill both have had life-long WHITE careers in sustainable agriculture, and they apply those ideals of balance, restraint, and respect for the individual—and for the whole—to their wine. Their production is simple but careful. This concept is central to the tradition of and . Respect for this tradition forms the core of their work. To that end, their hands literally touch every vine and every bottle.

Matthiasson Loyo Yolo 2017 (12/750) $168 144/3 & Cortese. (70%-30%) Varietal/Blend: 70% Vermentino / 30% Cortese Cortese from the Delta (Lost Slough Vineyard). Think Keep Farming Practices: organic (certification pending) and scholium project Albranio. The vineyard is located in the Soil: Vermentino on silty clay loam / Cortese on sandy Sacramento River Delta. The sandy soils are littered with shells soils and shell fragments fragments and ocean floor residue. This gives the wine a great As a vineyard consultant Steve teaches and makes decisions, such as when to Vine Training: Guyot saline quality which compliments the Cortese. Vermentino is from water and how to prune, on throughout Napa and Sonoma. Steve’s Technique: manual the Dunnigan Hills. Windmill Vineyard. Steve Matthiasson farms this current clients include Araujo Estate, Spottswoode, Chappellet, Robert Sinskey Year Vines Were Planted: varied Vineyard, it is farmed organically and on the road to becoming Vineyards, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, Long Meadow Ranch, Trefethen, Limerick Yeast: ambient Lane,certified. and others. Tendu On Red his &own White vineyards, are from however, here. Steve Other cares interesting for the vines italian with Fermentation: stainless steel hisand own rhone hands, varietals driving the are tractor planted at night, here and as working well. The with the vineyard crews on is Maturation: 8 months in stainless steel barrels Sundays.festooned with a border of organic fruit trees, olives and honey along with the vines. Sulfur: 20ppm Free SO2 / No SO2 added at bottling Matthiasson moved to Napa in 2002. In December 2006, they took their wine Alcohol: 11.5% Allplans Yolo another County step fruit forward made and by boughtSteve Matthiasson. a small parcel Beautiful, tucked behind clear, a Fined: no crispsubdivision expression just west of of light the city ethereal of Napa. white They wine. began replanting the property’s 3 Filtered: light Elevate1/2 acres isof all vi neyardstainless to an tank initial for lot fermentation of Ribolla Gialla start. - traced back to Josko Country: United States Gravner’s vineyard in Friuli -- , Refosco, and . In 2009 Region: California RaisedMatthiasson in stainless had the chance barrels. to plant a vineyard on the West slopes of the town Sub Region: Cortese (Sacramento River Delta) / of Sonoma. The Michael Mara vineyard is now one of the most sought after Vermentino (Dunnigan Hills) 20ppmsights for Free sulphur. in California.No S02 additionSteve also at farms bottling. a few parcels in Napa for Vineyard: Cortese (Lost Slough Vineyard) / Vermentino their signature blends. (Windmill Vineyard) The Matthiasson blends have revolutionized the idea of thinking outside the single varietal and sourcing grape varietals from their most appropriate locales up and down the Valley. Steve has also redefined the term “ripeness” in California in terms of picking wine . Matthiasson currently picks 3-4 weeks before most of his neighbors. However, as each moves on, there are more and more of farmers following the lead of Steve Matthiasson and following [email protected] 212-233-1504 the trail that he is blazing through California.