2024 VINTAGE REPORT: A NEARLY PERFECT YEAR
2024 for us was a nearly perfect year, with the right levels of rain, warmth and sunshine at the right times throughout the growing season. Needless to say we where super pleased with the quality of fruit that came into the cellar and what is now resting peacefully in barrels.
Things kicked off in spring with a nice level of dryness and warmth allowing for even and early budbreak (a good 2 weeks earlier than the previous year). This flowed on to great flower production and fruit set. That being said, around Christmas we experienced some wild and wonderful weather that was accompanied with lots of rain, which was just what the doctor ordered. Come January, humidity was in the air, the soil had dried up, and talk of El Nino set in, with a solid 6 weeks without a drop. Late February and early March saw the introduction of weekly dumps of rain that really benefited our vines post versaison and assisted with a good consistent level of physical and sugar ripening. Harvest arrived mid March for some of our Pinot clones, followed by Chardonnay, the rest of the Pinot, then Riesling and finally Gamay, which timed its run home perfectly. After a quick 2-3 weeks all varieties where in, fermenting and in some cases pressed and resting in the barrel room by early April, a first for us!
Vivid colour, great bouquet and strong flavours are the order of the year, a superb vintage and I'm truly excited to see how these wines mature over time.
Things kicked off in spring with a nice level of dryness and warmth allowing for even and early budbreak (a good 2 weeks earlier than the previous year). This flowed on to great flower production and fruit set. That being said, around Christmas we experienced some wild and wonderful weather that was accompanied with lots of rain, which was just what the doctor ordered. Come January, humidity was in the air, the soil had dried up, and talk of El Nino set in, with a solid 6 weeks without a drop. Late February and early March saw the introduction of weekly dumps of rain that really benefited our vines post versaison and assisted with a good consistent level of physical and sugar ripening. Harvest arrived mid March for some of our Pinot clones, followed by Chardonnay, the rest of the Pinot, then Riesling and finally Gamay, which timed its run home perfectly. After a quick 2-3 weeks all varieties where in, fermenting and in some cases pressed and resting in the barrel room by early April, a first for us!
Vivid colour, great bouquet and strong flavours are the order of the year, a superb vintage and I'm truly excited to see how these wines mature over time.