Pinot Noir 2017

An extremely cold 2013/2014 winter caused severe bud damage, naturally reducing yields, especially in sensitive varieties. This is a good thing for wine quality, but not quantity. A relatively average spring and summer continued until the July rains started. While the temperature was average through the year, the rain put on disease pressure and required a lot of labor in the vineyards. Thankfully a near perfect fall followed allowing those who put in the work earlier to pick beautiful solid pure, concentrated fruit. I consider this to be the first "GREAT" vintage I have seen.