2024 Matías Riccitelli ‘Invader’ Chenin Blanc Pet-Nat, Rio Negro, Argentina Oriol Artigas this biodynamic red hails from

this biodynamic red hails from the Val di Noto region in southeastern Sicily

The refermentation in bottle takes 8-10 months to get the wine to total dryness

aged for an additional 3 months in bottles

Vines here are 40 to 60 years and are in organic viticulture (other parcels are being converted)

2024 Matías Riccitelli ‘Invader’ Chenin Blanc Pet-Nat, Rio Negro, Argentina Oriol Artigas this biodynamic red hails fromAn irresistibly delicious sparkling wine and a cool piece of Argentinas history. In the 1950s (and before they landed in Napa), Chandon planted grapes in Argentina for the purpose of making cool climate sparkling wine; but, finding the massive, wild Patagonia region too difficult to farm, the vineyards were abandoned in favor of California. Matas has now purchased this vineyard and rehabilitated old, ungrafted Chenin Blanc vines, fulfilling their