In October of 1982, the young Vinogirl had just started college: the vineyard workers at Groth had just started to harvest the Cabernet sauvignon grapes that went into this wine. Hard to believe that what I was drinking was a 36 year old vintage. Whilst I got a lovely, crazily nuanced strawberry jam vibe from the '82 (acid was sublime), the tablemate, to my right, got plum jam. The tablemate to my left wouldn't stop drinking long enough to comment - can't say I blame him.
It is fitting that I post about Cabernet Sauvignon this evening, as I started to prune Vinoland's Cabernet vines today. It's a little distressing to me that I am only just getting started, I usually set myself a goal of being finished with pruning by the 22nd of March. That is not going to be the case this year. However, I must keep calm and prune on. Panic!
