Described as dynamic and rich in flavor, the 2024 vintage captures the unique character of Napa Valley, blending boldness with elegance.
It was a textbook year for winemaking, yet it was also unusual for the numerous days of heat during the growing season. Key to the success of the vintage was heavy winter rain that set the vines up for success.
The winter rains saturated the soil and laid a foundation for healthy vegetative growth. The resulting natural shade canopy protected the crop through the expansive summertime heat from June through harvest.
For winemakers, it was a low stress year as everything came in as expected, yet it was also compacted which required the flexibility and collaboration of vineyard and winemaking teams over long harvest days. Most of the grape harvest took place a night with early morning delivery to the crush pads.
The sparkling wine harvest took place from early August to early September. Still wine varieties began in mid-August and wrapped up by mid-October.
Read the “Vintage Tracker” updates from 2024.
– “2024 is electric. Analytically, 2024 had high malic acids, high titratable acidities, low pHs, coupled with some of the highest sugars for which I have waited. One of the most primal, and difficult to describe features was the utter transparency and precision of the wines. There was purity that, as we tasted through our tanks, hit the plexus like a cord resonating from a perfectly tuned musical instrument.
While it is a professional pet-peeve to pigeonhole a vintage before it’s even gone through malo, in the balance, it is important to take a pause and name the defining features while they are still vivid. The Napa 2024 vintage is the most beautiful I’ve ever taken part in.” – Diana Snowden, Snowden Vineyards
– 2024 Vintage: First Take by Snowden Vineyards
– Harvest 2024 – A Northbay Halftime Report by Adam Lee
Coming soon
2024 Napa Valley Vintage Report by Somm TV
Marc Zaccaria – winemaker at Rutherford Ranch Winery – gives us an update from their Cabernet vineyard in eastern Rutherford and, after 2 heavy rain seasons, sees a string of good vintages coming! That’s because the rains the season before help determine the following vintage’s potential canopy growth. Complicated? Maybe – but that’s why Napa Read the full article…
Niki Williams of Cakebread Cellars takes us along on a check in on Sauvignon Blanc vines on their home ranch in Oakville – in the heart of Napa Valley. The vines had a great start and the next stage – flowering – is coming on quick now. Napa Valley’s 2024 vintage is taking off!
Rob Hunter, winemaker at Bennett Lane, shared with us that budbreak doesn’t just signify that the wines are getting to work, it also means that vineyard managers all over Napa Valley will get to work, starting with removing extra buds that pop up all over the grapevine. If left, these buds would turn into canes, Read the full article…
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