Harvest Date October 1

Growing Season An early spring frost in the Russian River Valley reduced crop yields throughout the region. Cool weather for most of the summer allowed for a slow development of the rich flavors that revealed themselves in the warm days of harvest.

Winemaking

• Hand-harvested grapes
• Whole cluster, direct to press
• Barrel fermented with indigenous yeast, 6 months to completion
• Concurrent native malolactic fermentation in barrels
• Barrel aged 11 months, 55% new French oak, sur-lies and stirred
• Bottled unfined, unfiltered August 2002