2013 La Colina Vineyard Pinot Noir

2013 

By early August we were anticipating an early September harvest, but Mother Nature had other plans. The last week of August brought us heavy and torrential rains that lasted through most of September and early October. Berries split from rainwater and being almost ripe; fermentation started on the vines from native wild yeasts. Harvest started, raining or not, and sorting took place in the winery. Winemakers had to add heavier amounts of sulfur dioxide to rid fermenters of wild yeasts and start fermentation with commercial yeasts. Our harvest was from September 20th through October 7th. With hard work all around, the wines turned out much better than expected, and their wild birth didn’t affect the wines in the end.    

For Winemaker's notes, click here! (wine tasting 2015)