Vintage Notes
Minimal spring rainfall produced drought conditions thus impacting berry size and lowering the overall weight of the harvest. These small, more concentrated berries had ideal weather throughout the season producing an outstanding vintage full of bright fruit flavors and deep color.
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.
