Matthiasson 'Linda Vista Vineyard' Chardonnay Napa Valley, 2023 apertif and just well-made wine

and just well-made wine

The finish is long

a Sichuan boiled fish dish with ginger

and flaked oats

All of the vines are on the Kimmeridgian limestone soils around Chavignol and average twenty-five years old

Matthiasson 'Linda Vista Vineyard' Chardonnay Napa Valley, 2023 apertif and just well-made wineThis wine pairs beautifully with lighter summer fare from crab cakes to chicken salad, lobster with drawn butter or even grilled pork chops. Golden Delicious apples, yellow peaches, musk melon, and honey greet the nose and persist through to the palate. Medium acidity is balanced by pleasant fleshiness, finishing very clean with a hint of minerality.