Tried this last night in my recent shipment from MissionWines:
1. Matthiasson NapaVlly WhiteWine (SauvBlanc/RibollaGiallo/old vine Semillon; 13.6%; http://www.Matthiasson.com) 2006: Med.yellow color; beautiful figgy/floral/aromatic/perfumed slight spicy/nutmeg very light herbal/SauvBlanc nose; tart somewhat minerally ripe/figgy/floral quite spicy bit nutmeg rather complex flavor; very long ripe/floral/minerally quite perfumed/spicy finish; a really good drin king/interesting white; some like a Livermore Semillon, some like a Slovene Ribulla, some like a Savoie Roussanne. $35.00
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. My first experience w/ this producer. This is not the kind of wine I'd be at all tempted to try; but that DaveMcDonald at MissionWines in SouthPasadena is quite the enabler when it comes to my buying wine. His comment that it contained RibollaGiallo is what pushed me over the edge, since I'm a big fan of Friuli whites. The Ribolla give this wine a nice minerality that really lifts it above the pedistrian and the old vine Semillon gives it an added complexity. The SauvBlanc is very low key in this wine, giving it a slight herbaceousness. A very lovely white.
Tom