2016 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Stephane Lucas A benchmark vintage of Guigal’s

A benchmark vintage of Guigal’s singular La Mouline—co-fermented Syrah and Viognier from the steep schist terraces of the Côte Blonde

We could have gone the French way and use a synonym of premium-cru to identify the extra quality within the appellation area

own-rooted and date back to the 1970's

as the result of a change in the Douro legislation

run into Zoltán Balogh from Apátsági Winery

2016 Matthiasson Napa Valley Red California, USA Stephane Lucas A benchmark vintage of Guigal’sThe 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