State of the Harvest (at least from here)
October 18th, 2006 by Annette
Well, we have brought in almost all of our Pinot. We will bring in the last 5 tons on Monday from Chula Vina, and that will be it for Pinot. We will have a little Merlot and Syrah coming in the next 10 days, and that will be it for 2006.
We destemmed Tondre Grapefield Pinot today. It came in a little short in tonnage than I had hoped, but tastes really good and has great color.
I’ve been driving through the Salinas Valley and there is still quite a bit of fruit hanging out there, so I’m not sure what other wineries are going through right now. It got quite cold last night, and yesterday and today were quite warm, and if the weather keeps up it would be a very good thing. Some vineyards have had a bad problem with botrytis this year due to the weather, but we have largely escaped having to deal with any rot at all, luckily enough.
I am very happy with this vintage, and in some ways even happier with this year than last. I have been able to pick when I thought I needed to based on what I tasted in the vineyard, and am very happy with the results. We are getting good color and tannin development in the Pinots, and wonderful, heavenly aromas and flavors in the whites. Overall and great if not excellent year for these wines!
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