Matassa, VdF Rouge Tommy Ferriol, 2025 PZ California This is what Napa tasted

This is what Napa tasted like before the critic-score arms race—balanced

Lay this magnum down for a decade-plus

or cellar for 5–8 years

preserving Savagnin's natural acidity and fruit purity rather than developing the nutty

Château Haut-Bergey’s Pessac-Léognan Rouge 2019 is a balanced

Matassa, VdF Rouge Tommy Ferriol, 2025 PZ California This is what Napa tastedTom Lubbe came to Roussillon for an internship at Domaine Gauby and stayed, founding Matassa in 2003 and turning this rugged southern corner into one of Europe's most exciting low intervention regions. Tommy Ferriol is one of the estate's wilder reds, drawing on Syrah and Muscat from vineyards around the Mas Ferriol high above the Mediterranean. Organic and biodynamic farming, short maceration, neutral barrels, and minimal sulfur make for a wine