Summer brought generous sun during the day and cooler marine influences, virtually uninterrupted by major heat spikes. Both bud break and flowering occurred a bit late, but under ideal weather conditions, creating plentiful and even fruit set. Seamless season of heavenly hangtime and phenomenal phenolic developmentįebruary saw abundant rains, followed by lots of filtered light in spring and early summer. All in all, exceptional fruit with bright acidity and ample texture promises an amazing vintage. Volume is looking to be about average to a little less than average. The long, relatively mild finish to the season, not without its moments of unpredictability, helped to preserve freshness and finesse in the fruit with abundant hang time teasing out great color, structure and soft tannins. The long, warm summer saw very few extreme heat events, with foggy mornings setting the stage for vibrant and expressive wines.
The beginning of the 2019 growing season was defined by copious rainfall and late soil moisture. 2019Ī long, warm summer and mild finish to the season The story of this vintage will continue to unfold over the years to come. While the 2020 Napa Valley harvest proved to be one of the most challenging in history, our winemakers remain not only optimistic but committed to bottling wines of the highest quality. While the red wine harvest will be smaller than usual, most wineries were able to move forward with red wine vinification. The white wine harvest started in early August, the wines are showing excellent development in cellars, reflecting the fine vintage year. This build-up to harvest was interrupted by two wildfires as we turned to the fall The LNU Complex Fire started on August 17th and the Glass Fire started on September 27. Summer brought very cool mornings and very warm days. While the mild spring season gave us a great early start, the wineries of Napa Valley worked under extensive safety protocols due to the COVID pandemic. Here in the valley, it was a warm, dry winter and we didn't start to see rain and cold weather until the end of March. The 2020 season will be remembered for factors beyond the normal measurements. 2020ĭespite the Challenges, the 2020 Vintage will not be Absent from the History Book Winemakers across the valley are excited about the prospects of the 2021s and it is likely the smaller yields per vine and smaller berry size will result in another amazing vintage from Napa Valley.
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The resulting grapes are packed full of flavor. While concerning in the long term, the drought of 2021 resulted in a more natural load on the vines, requiring less pruning and dropping of fruit.
The season started off with very little rain, leading to the 2nd year of drought conditions in Napa Valley, Harvest began early with white wine grapes picked on July 30th and red wine grapes beginning on August 31. The 2021 vintage will be remembered for low yields with intensely-flavored, small-sized berries and a smooth and uneventful harvest season.
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