2014 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Weingut Hirsch Harvest was between September 17th

Harvest was between September 17th and 19th at yields of 4

The bunches are harvested by hand and destemmed

15+ clones picked 10/7/22 & 10/15/22

The wine then ages in 26 HL casks for 42+ months followed by at least ten months in the bottle before release

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2014 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Weingut Hirsch Harvest was between September 17thThe 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