Winemaker Tasting: Matt Dees from The Hilt and Jonata, Santa Barbara County, CA - April 8th - Sandy Springs
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Together, we will enjoy 8 beautiful wines from The Hilt & Jonata wineries in Santa Barbara, California in a tasting led by winemaker Matt Dees!
This is a seated tasting limited to 18 people starting promptly at 6:00 pm in our Salon de Dégustation located at 5920 Roswell Road, Suite B108 in Sandy Springs. We will be serving 8 wines + Cheese and Charcuterie.
ABOUT THE WINERY
There are some people who are educated toward certain positions in life and others who are born to assume them—and Matt Dees is what you’d call a natural winemaker.
Armed with a degree in Soil Science from the University of Vermont and Vintages at Staglin in Napa, California and Craggy Range in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, Matt has an intrinsic feel for wine, from dirt to glass. curious, earthy and experimental by nature, Matt’s approach to winemaking is grounded in the vineyard (pun intentional) first and foremost: attuned to the vines, the weather, the soil, Matt seems almost to be a part of the vineyard itself.
Not being bound by the conventions of the enological world of academia (no degree in winemaking here) has allowed Matt to come to an untethered philosophy of wine. Where Jonata is concerned, this is an important point: Jonata is an unconventional place that requires an unconventional, open mind to bring it to life.
Lastly, Matt has another very concrete talent: a keen feel for the shapes and dimension of tannin. Listening to him discuss the tannin elements found in Jonata wines is like listening to Buckminster Fuller describe the geodesic dome (which he invented), or like listening to the daring polyphonic construction of Bach’s Brandenburg concertos. Dees is a winemaker who’s emotionally and intellectually connected to structure, texture and tannin and explores these elements deeply in his wines.
WHAT WE'LL BE TASTING
2022 The Hilt Estate Chardonnay, Sta. Rita Hills, California, USA - $49.99
2022 The Hilt Estate "Bentrock Vineyard" Chardonnay, Sta. Rita Hills, California, USA - $104.99
2022 The Hilt Estate Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills, California, USA - $49.99
2021 The Hilt Estate "Radian Vineyard" Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills, California, USA - $104.99
2021 Jonata "Todos", Ballard Canyon, Santa Barbara County, California, USA - $59.99
2020 Jonata "Fenix", Ballard Canyon, Santa Barbara County, California, USA - $104.99
2021 Jonata "La Sangre de Jonata", Ballard Canyon, Santa Barbara County, California, USA - $199.99
2021 Jonata "El Desafio de Jonata", Ballard Canyon, Santa Barbara County, California, USA - $199.99
Sandy Springs location: 5920 Roswell Road, Suite B 108, Sandy Springs, GA , 30328
For reservations of 6 or more, please contact sandysprings@perrineswine.com.
*Please note, in the event you cannot attend, we request that you cancel at least 48 hours before a scheduled tasting. You may cancel by phone or email sandysprings@perrineswine.com. If you cancel 48 hours or more before the event, we offer you a credit to your account for future tastings, but do not offer refunds. Cancellations within 48 hours or less of the event result in no credit and no refund.