2018 Matthiasson Cabernet Franc, Napa Valley, USA Brea Wine Co. Aged for 11 months in

Aged for 11 months in 3rd and 4th fill French oak 225L barrels & 500L demi-muids

and a cabal of Alpen varieties (Persan

Likely to outlive us all

Total ageing in the barrels took 9 months in the presence of lees without stirring them

2018 Matthiasson Cabernet Franc, Napa Valley, USA Brea Wine Co. Aged for 11 months inFrom the familys organically farmed vineyard in Napas cool Oak Knoll District, this Cabernet Franc is picked on the earlier side for lift and detail and fermented with native yeasts in small tanks, mostly destemmed, with gentle daily pump overs to keep the tannins fine. levage is deliberately quietlong time in neutral French oak (older barrels and puncheons) to preserve vineyard voicethen bottling with minimal intervention This wine is offered from a