The 2014 is the “mid-life engine” of the Spring Mountain library – ripe, energetic, and structurally vivid, showing both immediate pleasure and clear aging runway. Justin Hirigoyen’s first vintage at the estate, supported by Patrick Léon and Bernard Hervet.
A great year at Spring Mountain Vineyard. Continued drought conditions accelerated the phenological stages, leading to an earlier than normal harvest. The 2013/2014 winter was one of the driest on record, but scattered rainstorms early in the growing season provided much needed water. Favorable weather during set allowed the vines to produce a healthy balanced quantity of clusters with small and concentrated berries. The resulting wines show wonderful concentration and depth of flavor framed by a dense and fine tannin structure.
