After a mild and rainy winter, a temporary drop in temperatures was recorded in March with some nights below 0°C right at the start of budding in the last week of the month. Luckily the newly opened shoots were still protected by the cottony shoot tissue and were not damaged by frost. The rest of the spring was generally warm with normal rainfall which ensured regular vegetative development until flowering, which took place on average between 20 and 25 May. There was an intense rainy period in mid-June, followed by a very long period of drought with a substantial absence of rain and scorching temperatures until the end of August. Veraison was uniform and rapid between 20 and 25 July, with the grapes starting to ripen under a scorching sun. The harvest began even before mid-August, on 13 August with the bunches of Sauvignon "milleviti" and ended on the 24th of the same month. This year was one of those rare occasions where the Viognier and Verdicchio were harvested at the same time, while the Vermentino was left to mature until harvested in the second week of September. The early harvest and the absence of marked water stress thanks to the abundant rainfall in June allowed the grapes to express a beautiful aromatic typicality, in particular the Sauvignons.