Wine Spectator
2023
A wet winter led to a dry, cool and very steady growing season, with harvest stretching out as the crop sized up, surprising many vintners. The vintage looks to be a stunner, with early returns showing wines with serious aromatic range and delineation. Add in the large crop and producers are already crowing. Not Yet Ready
2022
Winter provided plenty of water, giving the vineyards a good footing for another warm, dry season, but a prolonged heat wave over Labor Day weekend knocked the life out of many sites that were still ripening at the time. A severely compromised vintage that offers up-front fruit but without serious structure; for short-term consumption. Drink
2021
As vines struggled to ripen their fruit at the end of 2020, they put less energy toward their nascent buds, resulting in a low crop in 2021. That small crop had to be thinned further to keep balance through a season marked by tiny canopies, but a lack of deleterious heat spikes and a cool, even August produced fresh, vibrant and powerfully fruited wines, showing precision, floral lift and a sense of place. This vintage cements the new style in Napa. Hold
2020
The setup—wet winter into dry spring—was ideal, but it all changed from there, with unrelenting heat. Wildfires bracketed the harvest, giving only a few producers the chance to thread the needle. Many estates missed the small window of opportunity and mostly declassified their crops. Wines have up-front fruit and rustic structures. Drink
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