Warm and hot days, with cool evenings extending until the next morning.
Soil:
Hillside planting on rocky, silty clay loam soils with good to excellent drainage and low to moderate vigor.
Harvest date:
April and May.
Harvest:
Hand-picked into half-ton bins. Cluster selection on the vine, with leaf removal prior to vintage. Harvested only in the morning hours to keep the fruit cool.
Winemaking:
The clusters were crushed carefully and then a cool pre-fermentation maceration was given in the stainless steel tanks at 59ºF (15ºC) for three days.
