2024 Matías Riccitelli ‘Invader’ Chenin Blanc Pet-Nat, Rio Negro, Argentina Terralibera Native ferment in stainless and

Native ferment in stainless and neutral oak

FINISH: lingering sweet & sour fruit

25 hectare vineyard in the village of Morogues from massale selection plantings in 1976

red (a few days more of skin-contact) and a small lot of carbonic macerated pinot noir vinified in the vineyard

2024 Matías Riccitelli ‘Invader’ Chenin Blanc Pet-Nat, Rio Negro, Argentina Terralibera Native ferment in stainless andAn 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