2013 Matthiasson Red Hen Vineyard Merlot, Napa Valley, USA Nicolas Altare 2017 La Onda 'Amor Amarillo'

2017 La Onda 'Amor Amarillo'

where the wine spends 18 months on the fine lees and is bottled without fining or filtration

mineral edge

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2013 Matthiasson Red Hen Vineyard Merlot, Napa Valley, USA Nicolas Altare 2017 La Onda 'Amor Amarillo'From 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