Winemaker Notes

The 2024 has aromas of pear, yellow apple, honeysuckle, white peach, mango, pineapple, guava, and tropical fruits. On the palate are flavors of lemon, green apple, Bartlett pear, grapefruit, honeydew melon, lemon custard, lemon grass, and passion fruit. The wine finishes with a vibrant acidity and a beautiful creamy texture. The addition of Viognier and the Sauvignon Musqué adds a lot of the honeysuckle and floral notes. The concrete eggs and the barrel ferments add a creamy texture to the wine, giving it more complexity and length while maintaining a great freshness and vibrancy.

In 2024, 38% of the fruit came from our newly acquired estate vineyard in Pope
Valley called Oso Vineyard, 13% from PlumpJack in Oakville, and 9% from our
CADE 13th Vineyard on Howell Mountain. We also worked with three other
properties: Stanley Vineyard in Oak Knoll (15%), Berggruen in St. Helena (12%), and
Juliana Vineyard in Pope Valley (13%). The grapes were harvested from August
12th–September 9th, 2024. The 2024 growing season was more like a typical
Napa Valley growing season. Budbreak was about average, beginning in late
March/early April for the Sauvignon Blanc. There was little to no frost in 2024.
The summer months were warm, with temperatures reaching 100°F and very few
days over 105°F. Harvest arrived at about normal, with the first pick coming from
Oso Vineyard in Pope Valley and the last pick from CADE 13th Vineyard on
Howell Mountain.