The bouquet, flavors and body of our wine beautifully reflect the season and vintage that gave birth to its fruit. The winter and early spring of 2005 brought heavy rains and saturated the ground of the Napa Valley. This, combined with 80 degree temperatures for over a week in March, jolted the vines from their winter dormancy causing an early bud break and rapid shoot growth. As the fruit began to set, it was clear the crop loads would be heavier than normal. A cool dry summer provided a lengthy growing season culminating in an abundant harvest of remarkable quality. The day of the harvest is always a special day spent with friends and family. In the foggy early morning hours of Wednesday, October 24th, the harvest began. We started on the north end of the vineyard working south. We picked the lighter clusters of the #191 first because the heavier clusters of the #337 would naturally stay colder longer as the sun began to rise. The crew started out small, but as the new day dawned many familiar faces joined the busy harvesters in the field. The smell of sizzling bacon and the thoughts of a ranch-style breakfast were hard to resist and by 10:00 AM the harvesting stopped and the eating began. The work resumed as the fog started to break. The harvest continued until the last bin filled with grapes was on its journey to you – capturing the essence of another pristine growing season on this One Acre in the Napa Valley.