2009 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA By Farr polyculture & agro forestry methods

polyculture & agro forestry methods

with 7 days skin maceration

Aging: 500L demi-muids

the site is known for large deposits of granite and limestone that result in extremely low yields

2009 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA By Farr polyculture & agro forestry methodsThe 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