Description
Healthy late season rains pushed back bud-break and the growing season by 3-4 weeks. We escaped the summer without any extreme heat events that would have accelerated ripening. This all led up to even, slow sugar accumulation. By the end of August, with no red fruit anywhere near ripeness, we knew we were in for a late, compacted red wine harvest. Sure enough, we strategically jumped into the thick of it in early October. Even with La Cuadrilla in turbo, as we prioritized each night’s picks, we pushed some micro blocks to hang a day or two longer than originally planned. Those lots were automatically declassified into La Cuadrilla, making the 2023 even more supple and yummy.
Plush Lavender with hints of fresh, crunchy red berry. A swirl of juicy red to purple plum. The fresh, lively front palate leads into a weighty, more serious middle. Exciting spicy pepper notes trace behind the fruit on the nose and ride over the soft, fine tannin. Dynamic and rewarding now on release, this wine will be supple and luxurious by early 2025 and the “yum quotient” will surely rise exponentially. Even now, with a few minutes of air the 50% Syrah takes command, getting darker and bolder, harkening for grilled red meat. Another dried herb, menthol layer appears, showing future evolution and complexity.
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