9-29-11

mourvedre east 24 70%

mourvedre west 23.5 60%

little change with brix but east rows starting to soften and wasps are attacking. west rows still firm even crunchy. no bugs. sunday am all of it.

9-27-01

syrah west 23 90%

mourvedre east 24 80%

mourvedre west 23 70%

tiny amount of shriveling in mourvedre. more in syrah. very dry conditions from mild high pressure system. always intensified on sw slope of this mountain

brix 9-22-11

syrah west 22 90%

mourvedre east 23 80%

mourvedre west 23 70%

picked eastern syrah and all counoise

on sunday the 18th. looked very nice. they are co-fermenting. unheard of.

Syrah-Counoise co-fermentation is now co-fermenting

The Syrah and Counoise that we picked Saturday now show signs of active fermentation.  Look and smell good.  Already quite dark.

Grenache fermentation is slowing down.  May have to press Saturday.

9/15/11

syrah east 23 80%

syrah west 21.5 70%

mourvedre east 22 50%

mourvedre west 21.5 60%

counoise 23 80%

brix september 11 2011

syrah east 21.5 75%

syrah west 20.5 75%

mourvedre east 22 65%

mourvedre west 21.5 60%

counoise 21 70%

tablas creek grenache vertical

http://tablascreek.typepad.com/

a year ago today

these were the syrah and mourvedre readings from a year ago

lower mourvedre 19 50%

upper mourvedre 19 50%

lower syrah 20 90%

upper syrah 20 90%

brix 9/9/2011

syrah east 20.5 60%

syrah west 21 60%

mourvedre east 21 40%

mourvedre west 21.5 40%

counoise 21.5 70%

surprised to see the highest readings from counoise and mourvedre.

testing every day now

Grenache blast off! Tuesday September 6, 2011

Good smelling, good looking, evident fermentation has begun in the garage Grenache.  This time we partially crushed by hand and will punch down twice per day instead of once, except when I'm lazy.  Call it 1.5 times per day.

monday 9-4

ramona vineyard ten days away says grower. we have overcast skies 84 degrees and 48% humidity. feels much hotter. rain last night. also watered saturday night. i think syrah harvest possible perhaps sunday/monday

syrah brix september 1/2-2011

big sample lower rows 19/30%
small sample top row (west) 20/30%

grenache harvested 9/1/2011

fruit was lovely. northside block harvested for first time.