In early 2006, we decided to experiment with convertimg half of our Viognier vines from a bi-lateral cordon (the "T" shaped vines you often see in vineyards) to cane pruning (technically called head trained - cane pruned).  We did this in order to find out whether changing vine training would result in more uniform grape clusters and better vine growth habit. For our Viognier, it does! At harvest, the cane-pruned vines had more consistent cluster sizes (a big deal with Viognier for flavor), with better size and uniformity of vine shoots (which means a healthier vine and grapes next year).  We fermented the cane-pruned and cordon lots separately for evaluation, and then blended them together before bottling. In January 2007 we converted the rest of our vineyard block of Viognier to cane pruning.

Estate Vineyard Block: North facing Viognier block

Price: $20

Cases Produced: 185

Tasting Note: this wine exudes Meyer lemon, melon, and honey flavors with refreshing crispness and a long, dry, minerally finish. Robert Parker called our 2006 Viognier "tasty". We agree. 

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Click here to read about our 2003 Viognier.

Click here to read about our 2002 Viognier.