2013 Matthiasson Red Hen Vineyard Merlot, Napa Valley, USA Christian Tschida This Pinot Noir is fermented

This Pinot Noir is fermented with ambient yeast and aged in barrels for 10 months

Not content to just be the prototypical zesty and buoyant red wine

the age and the training system

The juice ferments in old wooden barrels with indigenous yeast and is bottled under crown cap in the winter

its lightness and fresh acidity give context to a bright and delicate texture

2013 Matthiasson Red Hen Vineyard Merlot, Napa Valley, USA Christian Tschida This Pinot Noir is fermentedFrom 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