Frost in mid April reduced the expected heavy crop size to average or just below average yields. However the growing conditions from May through harvest were exceptionally good. Warm, but never overly hot weather, allowed the vines to grow healthy canopies and support the moderate crop. This enabled additional hangtime, allowing the grapes to achieve complete maturity, optimal aroma and complex flavor development and establishing a natural chemical balance. The 2001 Sterling Vintner's Collection...