The Spring of 2016 was a steady sine wave of hot and cool days starting harvest off on August 20th. The whites were brought in before a week of cold weather slowed down ripening, allowing for a brief respite after the first rush of harvest. Reds started to trickle in during early September. The season went smoothly, until October 20th brought a deluge of rain with a fair amount of fruit left hanging. The varieties left to weather the storm were hearty, open clusters that handled it just fine. We finished up harvest on October 24th, ending an eight-week vintage, one of our longest but best on record.
This wine has aromas of ripe blueberries, plums, and blackberries, with undertones of dark chocolate and tobacco followed by flavors of dense fruit, dried herbs, warm spices, and polished tannins. Enjoy any time or lay it down for 10+ years.
