2014 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Weingut Hirsch back to 1093 and viticulture

back to 1093 and viticulture all the way back to the Romans

15+ clones picked 10/7/22 & 10/15/22

5-hectare cru at 450m facing SW

Zero chaptalization

The wine then ages in 26 HL casks for 42+ months followed by at least ten months in the bottle before release

2014 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Weingut Hirsch back to 1093 and viticultureThe 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