GSM

Paso Robles saw a fourth consecutive year of low winter rainfall in 2015. The dry conditions experienced locally mirrored the extreme climatic trends witnessed across the entire state of California. Budbreak at this particular vineyard site was the first week of April, which is a week or two later than the majority of our ranches in Paso Robles. Good growing conditions in April brought rapid shoot growth but were followed by an unusually cold period in early May that slowed development prior to bloom. We placed shade cloth over the fruit zone on the Grenache block in early August, at the onset of veraison, with the goal of enhancing fruit color by mitigating direct sun on this heat sensitive variety. Our unique vineyard site produces Grenache with a beautiful fresh fruit character that defines the Gesture GSM.