2012 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Domaine Valma and granite

and granite

or concrete depending on vintage

From 6 small parcels of vines in Châtillon and Vandières on the western edge of the Vallee de la Marne

50 % de Meunier

2018 Stefan Vetter Muller-Thurgau Franken

2012 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Domaine Valma and graniteThe 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