A classic, elegant Oregon vintage, the 2022
growing season began with a cool and wet spring.
The vines emerged from dormancy in mid April,
when a few nights of frost at budbreak caused
concern about diminished yields, but vines generally
rebounded well from the event, and a cool month of
June pushed bloom out to the summer solstice,
coinciding with a warming event that produced
complete flowering and an excellent fruit set
characterized by large cluster size. In July, August,
and September, the weather was warm and dry, and
the vines had access to plenty of soil moisture from
the spring rains, allowing for rapid growth. The
continuation of fair weather through late October
allowed for additional hang time and flavor develop
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ment while keeping the wines in perfect balance
until harvest began in mid-October.