2022 Spirithouse Pinot Noir

Vintage Notes

Vintage 2022 was yet another very memorable vintage.
Starting with a frost event shortly after budbreak,
the 2022 vintage was a year like no other. Growers
were forced to modify plans and adapt to this event
that no one had experienced for many years. A cool,
wet spring made for slow growth and a secondary
budbreak early May. The shift in phenology timing
made for a beautiful bloom, and the lack of tonnage
in question quickly changed to a bountiful crop.
Tracking similarly to the 2011 vintage, growers started
to act quickly and precisely to ensure quality and
ripeness at the end of the season. Weather during
the rest of the growing season was nearly perfect
with daily average temperatures in the mid 80’s and
minimal rain after the first day of summer. Beautiful
growing conditions continued throughout the season
with record breaking temperatures in October. The
warm dry weather in October enabled us to harvest
when the fruit was perfectly ripe. Fruit quality for the
2022 vintage was at an all-time high.