From Newsletter (Jasmine Hirsch):
"My father David Hirsch planted the Maritime Fields in 1990. Just five years later, they tragically succumbed to the vine disease phylloxera. Undaunted, he replanted them. Twenty-eight years after first breaking ground, we’re honored to bring you the inaugural release of the Hirsch Maritime Estate Pinot Noir. "
Sold out pretty quick, anyone else bite? Is it common to wait this long before releasing a first vintage?
I thought about it but then the decision was made for me.
To try to answer the 2nd question, I don’t think they even know why it took this long. When you click on the story that links to this it states:
https://www.hirschvineyards.com/Vineyards/Histories/Maritime
2018 is the first year we bottled the Maritime Fields on their own. Probably due to the complexity of the site and the harshness of the climate, most plantings at Hirsch take fifteen to twenty years to adapt significantly to their home and begin yielding fruit with a resonant signature of the field.
So they’ve prob included this in their San Andreas offering in prior years & this vintage it was distinct enough? Shrug
Thanks, that makes a lot of sense!