Harvest Update from Larry Brooks
Today we bring in the last of the '10 Pinot. It will have taken us exactly one week to drag in all the Pinot. I'm pretty sure that this is the most compressed vintage I have ever experienced. Normally the harvest would spread over two to three weeks. The Chardonnay looks like it might be equally compressed. It has been a long cool growing season and the unseasonable heat over the weekend really pushed things along. I am so happy to have the capability of night harvesting in a year like this. It was just too hot during the day the last four days to pick. But with our light rigs we were able to start picking at 3:00 AM and stop at 9:00 or so before the heat came on. The Pinot looks really nice so far though we don't have a completely dry tank yet. The color is bright and dense and the fruit aromatic intensity is good. I'm cautiously excited.
- Larry Brooks, Winemaker
