2010 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA l'Anglore -from the winemaker

-from the winemaker

the variety ripens so fully here that we decided that it required the added fresh acidity that comes from heirloom clone Chardonnay

a small subsection of Manzaneda

then kept them in bottle for 24 months

with plentiful rainfall followed by ideal sunshine

2010 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA l'Anglore -from the winemakerThe 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