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ReferenceVintage / sizePrice / bottleSource
Producer priceRecommended retail price 2022 / 750ml $145.00≈ €129.03 · £109.00 www.matthiasson.com ↗

2023 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 12.0%
pH 3.77
Total Acidity 4.7 g/L
Region Napa Valley
Soil Undisturbed ridge of ancient marine shale, With rock content and sea minerals
Orientation East-Facing Steep Hillside
Estate Grown Yes
Vine Age Old selection-massale vines planted in 1982, with replacement vines where originals had died
Pressing Method Pressed At Dryness
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Vine-by-vine selection with multiple harvest passes; délestage and extended pumpovers during peak fermentation; pressed at dryness. Twenty months of élevage, initially in approximately 20% new French oak and a few older French-oak barrels, then racked to large Stockinger foudres. Production was 435 cases.
Certifications CCOF

2022 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 12.5%
pH 3.86
Total Acidity 6.5 g/L
Region Napa Valley
Soil Undisturbed ridge of ancient marine shale, With rock content and sea minerals
Orientation East-Facing Steep Hillside
Vine Age Old selection-massale vines planted in 1982, with replacement vines where originals had died
Pressing Method Pressed At Dryness
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Vine-by-vine selection with multiple harvest passes; délestage and extended pumpovers during peak fermentation; pressed at dryness. Twenty months of élevage, initially in approximately 20% new French oak and a few older French-oak barrels, then racked to large Stockinger foudres. Production was 444 cases.
Certifications CCOF
Critics Ratings 99

2021 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 12.0%
pH 3.73
Total Acidity 5.9 g/L
Grape Varieties 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc
Region Napa Valley
Soil Undisturbed ridge of ancient marine shale, With rock content and sea minerals
Orientation East-Facing Steep Hillside
Vine Age Old selection-massale vines planted in 1982, with replacement vines where originals had died
Pressing Method Pressed At Dryness
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types French oak
Production Details The drought-year vineyard was fully dry-farmed and produced small yields and an early harvest. Vine-by-vine selection and multiple picks were followed by délestage and extended pumpovers during peak fermentation and pressing at dryness. Twenty months of élevage used approximately 20% new French oak, a few older French-oak barrels, two seasoned demi-muids and a large foudre. Production was 349 cases.
Certifications CCOF

2020 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 12.0%
pH 3.73
Region Napa Valley
Soil Undisturbed ridge of ancient marine shale, With rock content and sea minerals
Orientation East-Facing Steep Hillside
Harvest Dates August 20, 2020
Vine Age Old heritage-field-selection vines planted in 1982, with replacement vines where originals had died
Oak Types French oak
Production Details The entire vineyard was harvested on August 20 before wildfire smoke arrived, the producer's earliest Cabernet harvest to that point. Twenty months of élevage used approximately 20% new French oak, a few older French-oak barrels, two seasoned demi-muids and a large foudre. The sheet reports finished-wine TA as 8.1 but gives no unit, so it is not normalized as total_acidity_gl. Production was 361 cases; the vineyard is described as Certified Organic, without a certification body named.

2019 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 13.0%
pH 3.63
Region Napa Valley
Soil Undisturbed ridge of ancient marine shale, With rock content and sea minerals
Orientation East-Facing Steep Hillside
Vine Age Old heritage-field-selection vines planted in 1982, with replacement vines where originals had died
Fermentation Vessels Small open-top tanks
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Multiple small hand harvests selected individual vines as they ripened. Low-temperature fermentation took place in small open-top tanks with hand punchdowns one to three times daily according to taste. Twenty months of élevage used 20% new French oak, a few older French-oak barrels and a large foudre. The sheet reports finished-wine TA as 6.2 but gives no unit, so it is not normalized as total_acidity_gl. Production was 233 cases.

2018 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 12.5%
pH 3.53
Region Napa Valley
Soil Ridge of ancient marine shale, With rock content and sea minerals
Orientation East-Facing Steep Hillside
Vine Age Old heritage-field-selection vines planted in 1982, with replacement vines where originals had died
Fermentation Vessels Small open-top tanks
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Multiple small hand harvests selected the ripest vineyard portions. Low-temperature fermentation took place in small open-top tanks with hand punchdowns one to three times daily according to taste. Twenty months of barrel élevage used 30% new and 70% older French oak. The sheet reports finished-wine TA as 6.9 but gives no unit, so it is not normalized as total_acidity_gl. Production was 300 cases.

2017 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 12.8%
pH 3.88
Region Napa Valley
Soil Ridge of ancient marine shale, With rock content and sea minerals
Orientation East-Facing Steep Hillside
Vine Age Old heritage-field-selection vines planted in 1982, with replacement vines where originals had died
Fermentation Vessels Small open-top tanks
Oak Types French oak, including Taransaud new oak
Production Details The dry-farmed hillside fruit was completely harvested and had finished fermentation before the October 2017 fires. Low-temperature fermentation took place in small open-top tanks with hand punchdowns one to three times daily according to taste. Twenty months of barrel élevage used 30% new Taransaud French oak and 70% older French-oak barrels. The sheet reports finished-wine TA as 5.1 but gives no unit, so it is not normalized as total_acidity_gl. Production was 98 cases.

Producer Information

Address
3175 Dry Creek Rd, Napa, CA 94558, USA
Phone
+1 707-637-4877
Owner
Jill Klein Matthiasson; Steve Matthiasson
Cellarmaster
Steve Matthiasson

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