2012 Matthiasson Red Hen Vineyard Merlot, Napa Valley, USA Domaine Chapel The summer started with cool

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

Vinification and aging in oak barrels for 8 monhths

it appears Catherine is “La Dilettante” no more

Peter Bernhard along with his wife Viktoria

With iron-rich clay

2012 Matthiasson Red Hen Vineyard Merlot, Napa Valley, USA Domaine Chapel The summer started with coolFrom 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