2017 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Normandy virgin American oak casks

virgin American oak casks

fermented plantain

Fred’s plot is 95% Pinot Noir

Once in the winery

2017 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Normandy virgin American oak casksThe Red Hen Merlot Vineyard, along Dry Creek, at the very top of the creeks alluvial fan, is a warm site withvery light and thin soils, composed of a foot of silty loam sitting on top of at least 20 feet of pure cobble. The vines are naturally small berried and early ripening. The stress results in extremely low yields, barely making over a ton per acre of intense and concentrated fruit. In the 1950s through the 1970s, this block produced the top