How was Harvest 2024?
The 2024 vintage was a hot vintage with an extremely warm and long Summer in Paso Robles. We began harvest on August 30th with our Sauvignon Blanc and completed harvest on October 16th with Petite Sirah and Grenache. To give us a little more insight, we caught up with Winemaker, Cody Alt to learn more about the vintage.
How did the hot weather impact the harvest?
Cody: It was reminiscent of the 2022 vintage. Our yields were lower for us as well as most of Paso Robles. David said it is not uncommon for vines to auto-regulate after a high-yield year. Last year (2023) we had a much milder Summer and a cool Fall, which increased our yield.
What does this mean for the wine?
Cody: Due to the low yield this year, it means high quality due to the concentration of fruit. The wine will be full-bodied, and opulent with intensity and concentration of riper fruit notes. No herbaceous, green notes in the wines as that comes with cooler vintages.
We saw some first harvests for many of our newest vines, how did those go?
Cody: Great! The Zinfandel, which is at our Adelaida Vineyard, came in at about 1.5 tons an acre, so on the light side of course, but we don’t produce a lot normally. The wine will be fruit forward with an emphasis on red fruit, with softer and rounder tannin structure.
The Merlot was picked at the Creston Vineyard at lower brix this year to help add fresh fruit elements into our blends. It had great juicy blueberry notes.
Can you talk about how the Sauvignon Blanc looked?
Cody: We were thrilled with the fruit. It had perfect acidity and vibrant flavors. I got notes of apple, pear, grapefruit, and key lime.
How did our flagship the Cabernet Sauvignon look this year?
Cody: We were close to 2.5-3 tons an acre for the Cabernet. So we’ll see very intense and powerful wines with concentrated aromas and flavors. Large structured wines for 2024.
Here is the tonnage break down for the 2024 vintage. We will end up with around 185 barrels and around 4,000 cases of wine featuring our single variety Sauvignon Blanc, Grenache Rosé, and Cabernet Sauvignon as well as our blends; Silken and Four Chords. Will we see a new blend? That has yet to be determined.
| Variety | Tons |
|---|---|
| Sauvignon Blanc | 4.11 |
| Grenache | 9.65 |
| Merlot | 3.58 |
| Cabernet Sauvignon | 49.08 |
| Syrah | 3.72 |
| Cabernet Franc | 9.28 |
| Petit Verdot | 5.05 |
| Zinfandel | 1.35 |
| Petite Sirah |
Check out our current releases on our website to enjoy while the 2024 vintage is processed. We now offer a single variety Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc!? Join us daily in the tasting room to try these wines at 3590 Adelaida Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446!
Parrish Family Vineyard 2024 Harvest Team ( L to R): Johnny Lawson (Intern), David Parrish (Owner/Winemaker), Cody Alt (Winemaker), and Mason Ramsey (Vineyard & Cellar Assistant)