2011 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Ashes & Diamonds This wine was made in

This wine was made in the traditional Italian ramato style: Whole clusters were placed into the fermenter and given daily pigeage just like a red wine

As is typical of Tue Boeuf reds

and Antoine has been looking for a way to make red wine again ever since

at the time

Joan began making his wines without sulfites

2011 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Ashes & Diamonds This wine was made inThe 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