The Red Hen Merlot Vineyard, along Dry Creek, at the very top of the creek’s alluvial fan. The vines have extremely low yields, barely making over a ton per acre of intense and concentrated fruit. In the mouth of the Dry Creek canyon, upstream from the Red Hen, the Meadowbrook Cabernet Sauvignon receives the nightly air current off of Mt. Veeder. The vineyard sits on old creek deposits, and the spots selected for harvest are on shallow clay with coarse sand, over dry cobbles and silt. Cabernet franc and Petit Verdot are grown on the The Matthiasson Vineyard. Malbec comes from one of Steve’s clients in St. Helena
Matthiasson Napa Red
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Specifications
| Winery | Matthiasson |
|---|---|
| Varieties | 56% Merlot / 32% Cabernet Sauvignon / 8% Cabernet Franc / 2% Malbec / 2% Petit Verdot |
| Farming Practices | practicing organic |
| Soils | variable |
| Exposure | multiple |
| Year Vines Were Planted | 1950s-2007 |
| Yeast | ambient |
| Fermentation | cool co-ferment in open-top fermenters with hand punch-downs / 24-day maceration |
|---|---|
| Maturation | 50/50 neutral/new French oak (Taransaud, Boutes, Bossuet) // 20 months of elevage, with only one racking when it was blended |
| Filter | no |
| Fining | no |
| Alcohol | 13.5% |
| Item No | T02905 |
| Size | 750ML |
| Bottle Case | 12 |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Sub-region | Napa Valley |
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