Vintage Notes
With the exceptional 2016 rainfall and robust rains in early 2017 our soils have become better balanced. These rains help remove minerality buildup that has been accumulating over the recent drought years. Overall 2017 was a great growing season, the grapes experienced some high heat in early September although, they returned to a normal ripening cycle by the beginning of October, making for a very good harvest.
Vineyard Notes
Planted along the southern bank of the Arroyo Mocho Creek, our Ranch Creek Vineyard has well-drained gravelly silt loam derived from river sediments. Here, the vines are naturally stressed from the gravelly loam that encourages deep root growth resulting in complex flavor development in the fruit. The vineyard’s north-south orientation allows the vines to savor hours of warm sunshine during
the long growing season as well as the cooling evening breezes from the San Francisco Bay.
