2023 | Arnot-Roberts Vare Vineyard Ribolla Gialla | Napa Valley Leonetti Cellars clear peach

clear peach

enveloping mouth

plush tannins with medium acidity holding up the backbone

The wine is vinified and aged in stainless steel before the assemblage is aged a minimum of 6 years en tirage before disgorgement

The 2021 is very young

2023 | Arnot-Roberts Vare Vineyard Ribolla Gialla | Napa Valley Leonetti Cellars clear peachThe 2023 Ribolla Bengier Vineyard is a pretty powerful wine. Today, the tannins are especially prominent. Dried orchard fruit, mint, spice and white pepper are all beautifully delineated. I would give this a few years in bottle as it is quite reticent today. Varietal character feels a bit hushed in 2023, but this is still quite attractive. 92 Pts Vinous