GAEA vintage record
5 wines, one growing season.
The cool 2023 season produced a long-hang Jericho Canyon Cabernet bottled in two named lots, an Oak Knoll Sauvignon Blanc that transformed the white-wine finishing method, a Tempranillo praised for silky tannins, and a three-lot Russian River Zinfandel.
Individual cellar records
Every wine from 2023
Each card opens its own
Markdown-backed journal page.
Early Pour
The approachable half of the cool-year Cabernet bottling, already delicious in bottle and notably improved with a generous decant.
- Source
- Jericho Canyon · Calistoga
- Record
- Bottle age
Nightfall Reserve
The reserve-named half of a cool-year Cabernet bottling, shaped by longer hang time, forward fruit, and a lasting finish.
- Source
- Jericho Canyon · Calistoga
- Record
- Bottle age
2023 Sauvignon Blanc
A fruit-forward Oak Knoll Sauvignon Blanc whose flavor succeeded while clarity, tartrate stability, and bottle selection became major lessons.
- Source
- Ryan’s Vineyard · Oak Knoll District · Napa Valley
- Record
- Bottle evaluation
2023 Tempranillo
A deep-ruby, well-crafted Tempranillo praised for vanilla, anise, noble silky tannins, balance, and two to five more years of potential.
- Source
- Beckstone · Livermore
- Record
- Bottle age
2023 Zinfandel
A recovered Russian River Zinfandel record built from BDX, D254, and BM4X4 lots, with separate press, stainless, barrel, MLF, and blending decisions.
- Source
- Harvest Moon Estate · Russian River
- Record
- Final bottle history to confirm
The detailed workbooks identify Jericho Canyon as the Cabernet source and preserve a separate Harvest Moon Estate Zinfandel record. Nightfall Reserve and Early Pour remain separate Cabernet pages because they were bottled from two tanks and now have distinct bottle histories.