Amalie Robert Estate Vintage Update: Flowers 2024
Hello and Welcome,
It’s bloom time for Pinot Noir in the Willamette Valley, Vintage 2024! This is the moment we have all been waiting for, and it has just arrived. Farming is kind of like that, monotonous boredom interrupted by brief moments of intensity.
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We saw our first flowers in Block 30, Wadenswil clone Pinot Noir. So we throw down a marker this day, June 11th, 2024. The weather during bloom is forecasted to be moderate with temperatures ranging from the upper 70’s down into the 40’s AND dry. While nothing is ever perfect in the agrarian endeavor, this is as close to it as you are going to get. And yes, it is a little cool at night for June, but if this is foreshadowing a cool vintage, then we are all in!
Now we can get out the calendar and start penciling in a potential Cluster Pluck window. Historically, once the bloom is on the vine, we need about 105 days to develop aroma and flavor in the wine berries. June 11th (Julien calendar day 163) plus 105 days is September 24th, 2024.
Mother Nature has her say, of course. If it is a blazing hot summer, we can expect an advanced ripening curve due to depleted soil moisture resulting in an early Cluster Pluck. But if daytime temperatures stay moderate, and we are cool at night, we could extend that ripening curve into October. Wouldn’t that be something?
As farmers, we are hoping for the best and planning for the worst. We also accept that most factors are out of our control. Not exactly a comforting thought, but it is a necessary one to make peace with in the agrarian endeavor.
Trellis catch wires are currently being put up and clipped into place. It won’t be long now until Ernie is mounting the hedger for a first pass of tough love. If you want to see what Ernie sees, check out this video from the tractor seat - captured at 2.5 miles per hour. #SlowRide
Kindest Regards,
Dena & Ernie
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