That’s great, Ken.
First vintage that we had all 2.0 acres. Prior to 2016 we shared the block with two other producers. This was the vintage I felt we could really ‘see’ the potential of this epic site. Also 2016 was killer vintage. Early for sure and warm, but relatively low yields naturally and lightning acidity in the whites. Craig has since planted more Chardonnay on the adjacent property which is also X Novo. Look for one soon from Morgen Long. But, we have the original 2.0 acres of chardonnay and 1.3 of pinot noir.
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I can honestly say that we try to improve and raise our standards every vintage. We owe it to all of you who support us, our growers, our team and our family. We are also pretty blessed with an incredible region to grow Chardonnay & Pinot Noir.
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I believe some folks with overly full cellars. Just a guess.
Great to see you on here, Ken. Just got my Wolfpack shipment in last week. The wines continue to delight year after year - the quality is exceptionally high. I’ve pulled back on most wine clubs, but this is one that hits everything I’m looking for in both the wine and the producer. Thank you.
I’m planning an Oregon vs Burgundy blind face-off for the reds this year, and there’s no question that a Walter Scott SVD will make an appearance in the lineup 
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Thank you for the kind words! It was such a treat and very much fun to get to try to eliminate as many variables as possible. The Vojtilla was 2012 (it was from the WB auction lot) but not sure why CellarTracker picked up that 2014 picture (that was a picture linked from the site). It makes sense that the 2012 was under traditional cork - the consistency of the cork definitely felt different from the other bottles.
To your point, other than just the comparisons with Burgundy, was really fascinating to see the change in the wines through time, and what you mentioned about 2019 tracks with how it felt that there was increased density/concentration as we tasted the younger vintages. Looking forward to doing more of these tastings especially with recent vintages and I imagine it will be even trickier!