Why do I say so? Firstly because we don’t know yet and there is no use being negative. Secondly, if I look back over the years the vintages that performed well had three things in common: They were small crops. They were healthy. The grapes had small berry sizes. And these factors are true of the 2010 vintage. It shows great promise. At the time of writing we have only picked the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay for the Cap Classique thus far and crops are considerably down with average bunch weight about a third down on last year. The Place of Rocks Chardonnay has minute golden berries with vibrant flavour intensity, ready to be harvested later this week. The Travelling Stone Sauvignon Blanc bears perfectly healthy fruit, set to present another great example of this vineyard and will possibly by ready for harvesting end of next week.

 

The 2010 harvest season will still continue till late March and things can change in a day’s time, but I think it is safe to announce, as always: The 2010 vintage is one of the best ever.