2006 Vintage Notes
A cool and wet spring caused the vines to start a little later than usual and a rainy October challenged many later ripening varieties. Thankfully, our Pinot ripened well before the late rains came and the cooler sites we focus on escaped a hot July. What we did face was a large and unbalanced crop. Our remedy was to work with growers to drop fruit early to allow the vines to better handle a more manageable crop load. This paid dividends for quality but losing that fruit was hard for some to witness.
A cool and wet spring caused the vines to start a little later than usual and a rainy October challenged many later ripening varieties. Thankfully, our Pinot ripened well before the late rains came and the cooler sites we focus on escaped a hot July. What we did face was a large and unbalanced crop. Our remedy was to work with growers to drop fruit early to allow the vines to better handle a more manageable crop load. This paid dividends for quality but losing that fruit was hard for some to witness.
2006 Wine Notes
Appellation Wines
2006 Sonoma Coast, Pinot Noir (PDF) 2006 Russian River Valley, Pinot Noir (PDF) 2006 Russian River Valley, Rose of Pinot NoirSingle Vineyard Wines
2006 Kanzler Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, Pinot Noir (PDF) 2006 Amber Ridge Vineyard, Russian River Valley, Pinot Noir (PDF) 2006 Amber Ridge Vineyard, Russian River Valley, Syrah 2006 Keefer Vineyard, Russian River Valley, Pinot Noir (PDF) 2006 Koplen Vineyard, Russian River Valley, Pinot Noir (PDF) 2006 Gary’s Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, Pinot Noir (PDF) 2006 Rosella’s Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, Pinot Noir (PDF)Winemaker Series
2006 4-Barrel, California, Pinot Noir (PDF)Vintages
2013
Quite simply, 2013 offered us truly wonderful conditions and allowed each vineyard to shine despite the recent statewide drought.
2012
Post-card growing season helped nurture a good crop of brilliant quality. A welcome respite from more difficult years.
2011
A challenging vintage but one we relished. Cool and wet spring followed by late rains during harvest caused some concern.
2010
Temperature extremes pushed us and our vineyards but the efforts paid off with resulting high quality.
2009
A joy of a vintage with near perfect growing conditions throughout the year.
2008
A difficult year - with frost, heat and drought all making an appearance.
2007
An ideal, if early, vintage with consistent weather and temperatures throughout the season.
2006
A cool spring was tempered by a hot July but overall, a cooler and more elegant year.
2005
Marked by cool weather that allowed fruit to mature gracefully. A sleek vintage.
