2011 Vintage Notes
This was a growing season that taxed even the more experienced growers out there. A cooler growing season which started damp delayed ripening and made harvest a little later than hoped for. The grand finale to the vintage featured a storm that few will forget. Thankfully, we managed to finish most of our harvest before the deluge.
This was a growing season that taxed even the more experienced growers out there. A cooler growing season which started damp delayed ripening and made harvest a little later than hoped for. The grand finale to the vintage featured a storm that few will forget. Thankfully, we managed to finish most of our harvest before the deluge.
2011 Wine Notes
Appellation Wines
2011 Sonoma Coast, Pinot Noir (PDF) 2011 Russian River Valley, Pinot Noir (PDF) 2011 Santa Lucia Highlands, Pinot Noir (PDF) 2011 One Sixteen, Chardonnay (PDF)Single Vineyard Wines
2011 Gap’s Crown Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, Pinot Noir (PDF) 2011 Kanzler Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, Pinot Noir (PDF) 2011 Keefer Ranch, Russian River Valley, Pinot Noir (PDF) 2011 Koplen Vineyard, Russian River Valley, Pinot Noir (PDF) 2011 Garys’ Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, Pinot Noir (PDF) 2011 Pisoni Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, Pinot Noir (PDF) 2011 Rosella’s Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, Pinot Noir (PDF)Winemaker Series
2011 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.
