rainy winter even reaching a tick over average. santa anas very scarce. cool spring decent rain. spring cold weather hurt syrah and grenache set. not so much mourvedre or counoise. summer historically cool. one july triple digit period maybe three days. late august heat spike six days then three more triple digit days just before labor day.
today september 6 i brixed. latest first brix ever. got nervous last week but didn't get device until yesterday. here are the results.
lower mourvedre 19 30%
upper mourvedre 20 30%
left side grenache 24 90%
right side grenache 25 90%
new grenache 20 50%
lower syrah 20 70%
upper syrah 19 60%
counoise 18 70%
mourvedre fruit is beautiful so much so that the only flaw is bird and insect damage. birds very aggressive searching for any way they can to get in and attack any berry they can reach. all in all the netting is preventing too much harm.
grenache is uneven, green shot and suffering from some shriveling. needs to be brought in and brought in selectively. weather has cooled but even with water two days ago brix is high.
syrah is uneven, very black fruit next to green shot. good bit of shriveling.
after a good start counoise is its bulbous, uneven self. still could be the "best" year ever for this strange fruit.
last water six hours saturday night. water this year has been more frequent and regular than previous vintages.
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