The older, more quickly maturing terraced block was picked on August 30th while the slightly younger knoll block was picked on September 12th.  Yields were well below 3 tons per acre, likely due to the shatter-inducing weather we had in May and early June.  Blending trials were performed the following spring and we found our favorite wine to be the full combination of both lots.  However, even then there was not enough to fully fill our 1200 L oval upright.  Hence, aged in all stainless steel.  No malolactic fermentation to preserve acidity.  Filtered but not fined.