Matthiasson Sonoma Valley Zinfandel Armor Plate Vineyard 2022 22BDX 800 feet — the kind

800 feet — the kind of altitude that makes Sauvignon Blanc sing

but don't mistake accessibility for simplicity

and the Taurino family did as much as anyone to put Puglia's Negroamaro on the map

this white captures the restrained sophistication of Burgundy's limestone terroirs

Matthiasson Sonoma Valley Zinfandel Armor Plate Vineyard 2022 22BDX 800 feet — the kindArmor Plate is a treasure: a tiny dry farmed, organically tended block of Sonoma Valley Zinfandel planted in the 1890s, now 130 plus years old, owned by the Hamel family (a viticulture client of Steve's). Located in volcanic alluvium near Glen Ellen, the vines deliver Zinfandel that looks nothing like the jammy stereotype. Matthiasson ferments half whole cluster, half destemmed, presses after 14 days on the skins, and ages the wine in neutral Burgundy