We Came, We Saw, We Crushed: 2014 GSM

 

Good to see everyone at the 2014 GSM Crush. It turns out we'll be building upon the success of the famous 2011 GSM, since attempts to get extra fancy with a little California Cinsault or Counoise failed the provisioning test. It was only a short time ago the Mourvedre was considered According to Frank's analysis, "calculations based on the measurement lines, albeit roughly judgement calls based on the lines," we produced a mathemeatical wonder:

• 38.9% Mourvèdre
• 30.55% Grenache
• 30.55% Syrah

As he says, "Pretty close to spec!"

Soon after Crush comes Press, when we juice the pulpy stew-on-lees and get in in the barrel. The target date for Press (a much cleaner event than Press) is Thursday, October 9th at 6pm, although that may be pushed back a bit (perhaps Monday the 13th) as this year's grapes seem to be benefitting from the sitting time before pressing.

Stay tuned!