The 2018 harvest was completed today as our luscious haul of Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon grapes was picked in the pre-dawn hours of this morning. Due to the coolish conditions of the summer, this harvest is the latest in our 11 year history. Without sudden or radical spikes in hot temperatures, sugar levels rose very gradually. At the end, the fruit matured beautifully. Happy day.
See below for a short video of our freshly picked clusters proceeding through the destemmer and a photo displaying the destemmed and carefully sorted grapes as they get pushed towards fermentation.