Winemaker Notes
Following a relatively warm 2021-22 winter, the 2022 spring will long be remembered for frost impacts and the prolonged cool and wet conditions into mid-June. The vines were slow to recover but experienced nearly ideal conditions during bloom that lead to a much larger than anticipated fruit set. The rest of the summer provided ample warmth, with a record-breaking stretch of eight days over 95°F in late July but very little heat stress compared to the 2021 vintage. September and October delivered with heat accumulation higher than any other ripening period in the data records and precipitation held off until the last week in October, one of the drier ripening periods on record. The entire 87 acres of Johan Vineyard was picked in just 11 days, an absolutely fast and furious vintage that will forever be remembered as a true logistical feat! Technical: ABV 12.5%, pH 3.58, TA 6.4 g/L.