2013 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Domaine Mea and toasted almond

and toasted almond

30% Cinsault

The resulting wine exhibits soaring aromatics high natural acidity and low alcohol

In 2002 Maurice’s son

blended rum from Haiti

2013 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Domaine Mea and toasted almondThe 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