2012 Matthiasson Red Hen Vineyard Merlot, Napa Valley, USA Domaine Chapel After pressing the wine is

After pressing the wine is racked to French barrels

The summer started with cool days but passed on to hot days and nights

it appears Catherine is “La Dilettante” no more

Peter Bernhard along with his wife Viktoria

Vinification and aging in oak barrels for 8 monhths

2012 Matthiasson Red Hen Vineyard Merlot, Napa Valley, USA Domaine Chapel After pressing the wine isFrom the cool, breezy southern Napa flats, Red Hens gravelly alluvial soils give Merlot that is ripe but finely etched. The fruit was picked on the earlier side and fermented with native yeasts in small tanks, mostly destemmed, with gentle daily pump overs to keep the tannins fine. levage was deliberately quiettime in neutral French oak rather than new woodso the vineyard speaks clearly. This wine is offered from a private cellar, Terms and Conditions