A Note on the 2011 Vintage

With only Cabernet still on the vine, the 2011 harvest is coming to a close, at least for us. As the anxieties, buzz and sleep deprivation begin to integrate into our memory banks, what happens next? Well, there is one thing that happens for sure…media assessments of how this vintage stacks up.

2011 will not go down as vintage of the decade; there were many challenges and hard decisions that had to be made. However, speaking only for our wines, the quality is actually really nice. We are looking forward to tasting how these wines develop over the coming winter. I encourage people, when the time comes, to be educated about buying wines from the 2011vintage, but give them a chance.

Last night I drank a 2006 Romililly Russian River Pinot Noir and was surprised at how it had come into maturity. 2006 was a very tough vintage for us and many others, yet the wine elevated my pizza to a special place.

Cheers for now!

Aaron

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