Vintage Notes
March rains delayed bud break and the region experienced beautiful weather during flowering, leading to great fruit set.
The mild weather provided an even growing season and longer hang time, allowing the fruit to develop more concentrated flavors. Yields were lighter than in 2018, but similar in bold flavors, fresh acidity and pretty aromatics.
Vineyard Notes
The Heritage Vineyard has been planted to Petite Sirah since 1884 when James Concannon first imported it from the Montpellier Nursery in France. This vineyard sits on a well-drained, alluvial plain
with deposits of gravel and rock helping to produce, year-after-year, outstanding Petite Sirah grapes with singular concentration and distinctive sense of place. Planted in 4’ x 8’ rows of head-trained vines, this vineyard is exposed to consistently sunny climate. Warm days followed by the cooling maritime influences of the Pacific Ocean cultivate flavor, complexity and beautifully-balanced acidity, a hallmark of our Heritage Petite Sirah wines.
