Tower Road

Paso Robles experienced a dry winter in 2022. Overall, rainfall for the vintage was only 65% of the 25-year historical average in the region. Weather was quite cool during budbreak in the month of April, with a few nights briefly dipping below freezing. However, plenty of warm, sunny days followed from spring through completion of veraison in early August. An unprecedented 10-day heat wave occurred in early September that accelerated berry ripeness and Brix accumulation. Thankfully, unusually cool, cloudy weather and a little bit of drizzle came in September, bringing relief to parched grapevines. We began hand-harvesting Petite Sirah on September 8th, 2022. For this vintage, we added 3% Grenache Blanc to the blend which brings nuanced floral aromatics and length to the finish. A small 1% addition of Roussanne brings viscosity and length to the palate.