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2009 Red Wine Napa Valley

Wine Details

Producer

Matthiasson

Place of Origin

United States

California

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

62% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec, 2% Petit Verdot

Vintages

2009 2008

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Drinking Window

2013 - 2019

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Steve Matthiasson is one of the top viticulturists in Napa Valley. Matthiasson and his wife, Jill Klein, also make a small amount of wine under their own label. Matthiasson prefers to pick early and his style favors delicacy over power, sometimes to the extreme. There is also plenty of risk taking and adventure here, from planting the notoriously fickle Refosco, an Friulian red variety, to fermenting Ribolla on its skins for extended periods. Still, Matthiasson's best wines are compelling. Personally, I feel these wines could use a little more depth and body, a style Matthiasson has done well with in the past for some of his consulting clients.

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Also recommended:2011 Cabernet Franc Napa Valley (86).Other wines tasted:2010 Ribolla Gialla Matthiasson Vineyard Napa Valley.

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