2006 Vintage Newsletter
Spring training in the Napa Valley is signaled with the golden glow of mustard blooming between the rows of black, rain-soaked, dormant vines, and the promise of longer days to be in the vineyard with my four-legged helpers, Brandy and Major. I feel fortunate to be able to fill my days with the process of participating in a product that takes on a life of its own. Nancy said it feels like having one foot in the past and one foot in the future as we are releasing our 2006 vintage, but working on the daily schedule of our 2009 harvest. However, for me, it is being very much in the present, working the vineyard each and every day.
The evolution of our young vineyard continues with the expansion of the existing vineyard. Late summer, Jim Barbour and crew, cleared about two-thirds of an acre towards the sunny west corner that is now home to another Cabernet clone, Clone 6, recommended by our winemaker, Thomas Brown, which will result in a higher production in a couple of years and add complexity to the wine.
How quickly the ”rookie“ year has come and gone. Nancy and I thank all of you for the generous feedback and enthusiastic support of our new adventure. As a result, we have essentially sold out of the 500 cases of the 2005 release, with only 15 cases remaining as we go to print of the GTS Nancy’s Fancy, which Nancy is trying not to take personally.
Tom and Nancy Seaver