{"id":1598,"date":"2024-10-07T19:05:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T02:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosby.ursa6.com\/?p=1598"},"modified":"2025-08-06T19:07:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T02:07:58","slug":"harvest-updates-merlot-cabernet-franc-cabernet-sauvignon-petit-verdot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/fr\/harvest-updates-merlot-cabernet-franc-cabernet-sauvignon-petit-verdot\/","title":{"rendered":"Le point sur les vendanges : Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6-1024x819.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6-512x410.png 512w, https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6.png 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy to report: It&#8217;s been a delightful harvest so far. We harvested our Merlot, Block 3,&nbsp; on October 2, followed by Block 2 Merlot on October 4, along with our Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot from Block 1 the same day. We returned Saturday October 5 and harvested the remainder of Block 1 &#8212; all of our Cabernet Sauvignon, along with our olives. Almost all of the Merlot was destemmed to individual tanks, but for two macro bins that were blended with our Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for a field blend primary fermentation, and the Cabernet Sauvignon is fermenting separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flavors are off the charts, and it&#8217;s really quite exciting, as the grapes are undergoing a seven-day cold soak prior to primary fermentation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J'ai le plaisir de vous annoncer que la r\u00e9colte a \u00e9t\u00e9 excellente jusqu'\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent : Les vendanges ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9licieuses jusqu'\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent. Nous avons r\u00e9colt\u00e9 notre Merlot, Block 3, le 2 octobre, suivi du Block 2 Merlot le 4 octobre, ainsi que notre Cabernet Franc et Petit Verdot du Block 1 le m\u00eame jour. Nous sommes revenus le samedi 5 octobre pour r\u00e9colter le reste du bloc 1 - tous...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1599,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-letters-from-napa-valley"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6.png",1350,1080,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6-512x410.png",512,410,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6-768x614.png",768,614,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6-1024x819.png",1024,819,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6.png",1350,1080,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6.png",1350,1080,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6.png",15,12,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Sean W. 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