This vintage, like the last, was a challenge for our team as we were once again faced with severe drought conditions. The historic lack of rainfall led to little soil moisture when the vines awoke from dormancy. Our intimate knowledge of the estate, combined with the help of soil moisture probes and evapotranspiration monitors, which measure how stressed our vines are, allowed us to coax just enough canopy growth to ripen a small but concentrated crop across all varietals. The summer was wonderfully uneventful, compared to the heat spikes and fires of 2020. Harvest began on September 4th, and the final day in mid-October was decided by a torrential rainstorm. Despite the drought conditions in 2021, quality was outstanding, with concentrated berries delivering complex and nuanced flavors.