Matthiasson Red!!!

Steve Matthiasson, horticultural vineyard manager, makes all the decisions for over 30 vineyards throughout Napa and Sonoma, such as when to water and how to prune. These are all high-end vineyards, going to top wineries. There are spots within the best vineyards where the vines struggle the most, and year after year have the most concentrated and balanced flavors. Several of these zones are truly extraordinary, these are the grapes used in the Matthiasson production. Steve cares for the vines with his own hands, giving them the close attention they need.

Winemaker's Notes: The 2004 Red Wine is 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc. The cool Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard, with its tannic structure and firm acidity, and the warm rocky Merlot vineyard, with its rich, ripe, aromatic fruit, are the core of the red wine every year, but the Cabernet Franc fruit was so good in the Rippey vineyard that we included it in the blend. It brings a dimension of black fruit, spice and dried herbs to the wine. The wine was aged in Taransaud French Oak barrels, 60% new, and 40% neutral. After 18 months of elevage, with minimal rackings, the wine was bottled, unfined and unfiltered. Produced: 120 cases

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