We have budbreak! Welcome to the 2022 vintage. The cover crop is mowed and, once tilled into our sustainably-farmed soils, the teeming life will make the nutrients available to the vines. With the tender buds emerging, we’re on frost alert, though we have had quite a warm and early spring. We are suckering the vines, removing any shoots growing where we don’t want them, which will focus the energy of the vine. It will also open up the canopy to let the right amount of air and light in to the developing fruit.
In the cellar, the 2021’s are shaping up nicely, almost ready to blend this summer. We just released the tiny 2018 Kronos Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon to our club.