The 2022 vintage was arguably one of, if not, the best vintage we’ve seen at Hawk Haven, and this was also the case for the OA vineyard as well. There was a minimal amount of rain during harvest, and we had hot temperatures. We saw optimal maturity, and the fruit came in 2-3 weeks earlier than historic harvest dates. There are a few other wineries that purchase fruit from the OA vineyard as well. There was a late season tropical storm that they were calling for and like every threat of storm you have to weigh out how ripe the fruit is and what potential damage a large amount of rain could do to your fruit. This year we were the only vineyard to decide to harvest pre-potential storm. Thankfully we made the right decision at the right time because all the other wineries had to wait another 2 weeks to see grape chemistry to come back to where it was pre storm. Thankfully we made that decision and we maintained the abundant tannin and color that was in the fruit at that time. This year’s OA Cabernet Franc is well structured and loaded with complexity.