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Paso Robles experienced a dry winter in 2022. Overall, rainfall for the vintage was only 65% of the 25-year historical average in the region. Weather was quite cool during budbreak in the month of April, with a few nights briefly dipping below freezing. However, plenty of warm, sunny days followed from spring through completion of veraison in early August. An unprecedented 10-day heat wave occurred in early September that accelerated berry ripeness and Brix accumulation. Thankfully, unusually cool, cloudy weather and a little bit of drizzle came in September, bringing relief to parched grapevines. This respite recharged vines for the final push into the last weeks of harvest. Known as the “bookend” variety, the picking of late-maturing Petit Vedot signals that another harvest is winding-down. We harvested this Petit Verdot on October 20th, 2022.