Matias Russian River Pinot Noir

 

Matias was founded in 2008, by Brack Mountain Wine Company and is a next generation winery focused on producing hand-crafted, premium wines sourced from the best growers, offered at a fair price. The winery is located in Sebastopol, California

As a next generation wine company, they literally think about “the next generation”. Simply put, they want to leave the earth in better shape than how they found it. So at Brack Mountain Wine Company, sustainability is more than a “nice to have”...it’s a business imperative. They are committed to sustainable practices‐‐ whether in the vineyard, at the winery, in the office or on the road.

A little about the wine maker; Dan  Fitzgerald

There is a new generation of talented winemakers emerging in California, and Dan Fitzgerald is one to watch. A Northern California native, Dan lived in Europe for 13 years, which helps explain his keen interest in both Old and New World winemaking techniques.

Dan’s winemaking career began in 2002, just a few miles from Brack Mountain's Enos Vineyards, working harvest in the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County. Not content to wait until the next California harvest, Dan worked two hemispheres for 3 years; doing back-to-back harvests at Coldstream Hills in the Yarra Valley of Australia, Robert Sinskey Vineyards in Napa Valley, then back down under to Coldstream Hills as a leader for the 2004 vintage team. With four harvests under his belt, Dan enrolled in one of the premier Enology programs in the US, at CSU Fresno, graduating in 2007.

Dan worked at Williams-Selyem for the 2007 harvest and joined Pellegrini Family Vineyards, where he was head winemaker until coming to Brack Mountain Wine Company as a Partner to lead the winemaking.

Matias Russian River Pinot Noir

To say this is an over achiever would be the biggest understatement of the year.  Take a look at the vineyards Matias is sourced from here is a brief list

•AMARAL RANCH •ROBERT'S ROAD •KISER •LAKEVILLE VINEYARD

These are rockstar vineyards all planted pre 1990!  So the fruit for this wine has some high pedigree for sure. 

When I'm considering purchasing a Russian River Pinot,  I look for wines that have some "meat on the bone" along with richer, plusher, and more luxurious aromas and flavors. That is exactly what you get here, but you typically have to spend $50+ to get it.

It pours a deep ruby color and exudes classic scents of ripe cherry, raspberry preserves, clove, vanilla, and allspice. Equally attractive, the palate is lush, silky, long, and satisfying. All you have to do is look at the above vineyard sourcing list and see why this wine is amazing.  They do not breakdown the sites on the label but we know where they get a lot of the grapes from.  This is a killer Pinot Noir

This one costs $32.99 and by the taste should be $50!   I won’t tell if you don’t!

 

Cheers,

 

The Villages Wino

 

All wines available at Two Old Hags wine shop in Leesburg.  Unless otherwise noted