2019 started with massive spring rains all the way into May, which recharged the groundwater and produced happy and healthy vines. Ideal temperatures in the Russian River Valley that summer yielded slow ripening and intensely flavored grapes. Our Santa Nella Pinot Noir grapes were night-harvested September19. We destemmed grapes into stainless steel tanks and fermented for 14 days on the skins before sending the free run to oak barrels, where the wine aged 21 months.