A bit lazy today (wow, I'll give this blog a 4% chance of longevity) so I checked out the nearest block I could. Just few yards off the crush pad is block 5, our Malbec, and things were looking up and up.
As you see here, the shoots are shooting and the flower clusters are starting to form up. This is encouraging stuff for our youngest vines, just planted 3 years ago. 
Last year we harvested a bit off the little boys and got a whopping 780 pounds of fruit off this 1 acre block, which ended up being mixed in with the merlot. Well, another year under the belt, we should get a bit more this fall. As you can see, the vines are still on the small side, and having a tough time of it in the rough limey soils, but once they establish, watch out. In case you are interested, Malbec is a Bordeaux blending grape and will get put into our Cabernet Sauvignon and our Bordeaux Blend.
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