This vintage was characterized by a very variable climate, which alternated periods of cold and rain with long phases of drought and heat. After a normal winter, budbreak occurred in the first week of April. The cold and rainy conditions throughout April and May significantly slowed vegetative development. In June, very hot and rainless weather suddenly arrived with temperature peaks of 37°C. Throughout the summer the weather remained warm and sunny with temperatures around 2°C above average and 45 consecutive days without rain. The long dry period was interrupted by two days of rain in the last week of July, allowing the temperature to return to the seasonal norm, with ideal conditions for ripening. The harvest began slowly on September 5th. As usual, the last week of September saw a drop in temperatures which allowed the grapes to preserve great finesse and aromatic freshness.