Pinot Noir, Routestock Sonoma Coast, CA, 2022

2021 was marked by no wildfires but was a smaller vintage. It was a nicely even vintage with bud break, flowering, and veraison all happening at “normal” times. There was a heat burst around Labor Day that helped speed things along to a mid-September harvest under ideal conditions. We picked our Pinot Noir on nine different days from September 14th through the 28th.