2017 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Normandy Frequently there is a mere

Frequently there is a mere barrel of wine produced per year from the tiny parcel of Charmes Chambertin owned by the Ligniers on the Mazoyeres-Haut climat

very under represented

fermented plantain

Vinification & Aging: After 9 months in stainless steal containers (without malolactic fermentation)

virgin American oak casks

2017 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Normandy Frequently there is a mereThe 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