2014 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Valencia The secret is just

The secret is just

Combe du Dessus

it has stuffing and phenolic midpalate intensity buoyed a dash of very good elevagé (one new barrel) but plenty of Renard edge to carry it all

All meunier from a single site

2014 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Valencia The secret is justThe 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