Linden Update | September 5, 2023
Harvest Update
Harvest started last week with cool mornings and warm days. That changed. The grapes are ripening faster than we would like. But our preferences don’t matter. Grape sugars are skyrocketing. This will result in high alcohol wines. Not really Linden’s style, but we always respect and defer to the vintage rather than force a style. We are experts in working around rain and hurricanes. Heat and drought are new challenges.
What we can’t complain about is the pristine condition of the clusters. The lack of rain and dew has eliminated any rot pressure. So far, the feared invasive Spotted Lanternfly has only sent out scouting parties. Picking and sorting has been easy and relaxing. Due to the drought, the grapes have more pulp and less juice than normal. This means less wine, but more concentration.
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New Tasting
Friday starts a new tasting line up. Our comparative tastings have been well received, and this fall’s theme focuses on vintage, age, and terroir.
Vintage
How does the weather during a growing season impact wines style?
Village Chardonnay: 2018 and 2019
Age
There is no substitute for the complexity and finesse time gives to wine.
Petit Verdot: 2014 and 2019
Terroir
The revered expression of where the grapes are grown.
2019 Boisseau Red and 2019 Hardscrabble Red
Weekend Harvest and Crush Tours will start this Friday, September 8. While many of the spots for Saturdays and Sundays have been reserved, there are still plenty of openings on most Fridays.
Harvest and Crush | Tour and Tasting
This is your opportunity to see up close how wine is made. Crush is the winemaking term for all the activity from picking the grapes to extracting the juice and starting fermentation. Our educational tour begins in the vineyard and then continues on the crush pad and into the cellar. You will be able to sample grapes, juice and/or fermenting wine (depending on availability). We’ll finish the tour with our comparative wine tasting.
$50 per person. By reservation only. Group size is limited.
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