While you've undoubtedly heard how cold it was in 2010, and how many areas had difficulty ripening fruit, Pinot Noir didn't suffer at all. At least not the areas where we source our fruit :) In fact, with the long, cool growing season, we got nearly an extra month of hang time on the vine than in "normal" years. That resulted in awesome fruit and even more awesome wines!

All the wines are in bottle now, and they're already showing better than the 2009s did at this point. And that's saying a lot - since the 2009s were the best wines we'd ever made prior to the 2010s. I know (and in my best Vincent Vega impersonation from Pulp Fiction) that's a bold statement. And I also realize it continues to stretch the limits of our credibility by saying each year is better than the last. But with this run from 2007 to 2010, that's simply the truth. Based on my palate, these are some tasty wines (with apologies to Jules, also from Pulp Fiction). Some of the credit goes to Mother Nature, but (and I say this with as much humility as I can muster) a fair bit of the credit also goes to us. We're simply getting better at what we do, mostly due to having a much deeper pool of knowledge and experience to draw upon.

In general, our 2010s are very velvety in structure, with a density and purity of fruit beyond anything we've seen - while retaining a graceful feel to them. Hard to describe, but fascinating to taste. While somewhat similar to our 2009s, the 2010s will be a touch deeper and a bit more refined. If you liked the 2009, you'll love the 2010s!Hide this content.