Scant rainfall in 2014 led us into our third year of drought. Warm spring temperatures and brilliant sunshine through the summer made for a fantastic growing season, but yields were severely affected by the lack of rainwater. We picked the Mt. Harlan Viognier in two different passes on September 22nd and 23rd. The grapes were hand harvested and whole cluster pressed immediately upon arrival at the winery. The juice was racked by gravity to neutral barrels following overnight settling. Barrel fermentation with indigenous yeasts was followed by a complete malolactic. Aged without racking in neutral oak and stainless steel barrels for ten months, the vineyard lots were combined prior to bottling and the wine was bottled with a very light filtration.