2016 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Stephane Lucas tenderly farmed by the Upton

tenderly farmed by the Upton family

Bottled by hand: May 28th

as the result of a change in the Douro legislation

Raised 8-9 months in three neutral 500L French-oak barrels

2016 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Stephane Lucas tenderly farmed by the UptonThe 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