2015 Matthiasson Red Hen Vineyard Merlot, Napa Valley, USA Guido Marsella The Gewurztraminer was destemmed and

The Gewurztraminer was destemmed and then fermented with 5 days of skin contact

a touch of pastry from lees time

other than the dry weather

Minerals are more prominent in this wine than others from the domaine due to higher elevation and thinner topsoil

The wine is moved to old oak barrels for 10 months of aging and then is bottled unfined and unfiltered

2015 Matthiasson Red Hen Vineyard Merlot, Napa Valley, USA Guido Marsella The Gewurztraminer was destemmed andFrom 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