The Portrait Collection
2022 The Portrait
The 2022 Portrait arrives with an exhilarating rush. Warm blackberry crumble, fresh cream, baking spice, mint sage, and crushed rock tumbling together on the nose with barely contained energy. On the palate, finely textured tannins carry vivid flavors of blueberry, crushed plum, and wet river stone, while a cool, electric thread of acidity lifts and drives the finish from start to an impressive end. In every dimension, this wine pulses with tension and vitality, a genuinely exciting personality that is hard to put down.
Tasting notes
An exhilarating nose, starting with bursts of warm blackberry crumble with fresh cream on top, followed by waves of baking spice, mint sage and crushed rocks. Finely textured tannins underpin vivid flavors of blueberries, crushed plums and wet river stone that wash across the palate, while a cool, pulsating thread of acid lifts and electrifies the experience throughout the entire, impressive length of the finish. In all dimensions the wine vacillates with intensity between the elements, creating a wonderful sensation of energy and tension. Really quite an exciting personality.
Vintage
2022 was a year that was full of bright, sunny days that California is so famous for. An abundant, early winter rain recharged our reservoirs and collective spirits, giving way to a temperate, verdant spring bursting with life. Early bud break was followed by a warm, dry summer and a particularly toasty September that kicked off the harvest into high gear. As is so often the case, the feeling of a blue-sky summer is captured in the wines it produced. Open and delicious, the 2022 vintage is one to please both immediate and distant enjoyment alike.
