{"id":4227,"date":"2026-06-21T11:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T18:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/?p=4227"},"modified":"2026-08-01T20:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T03:37:37","slug":"midsummer-in-the-merlot-rows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/fr\/midsummer-in-the-merlot-rows\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Plein \u00c9t\u00e9 dans les rangs de Merlot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 21\u2014the summer solstice\u2014the vineyard is driven by a restless, explosive energy. In the weeks following fruit set, the vine canopy surges forward, wrapping the rows in a dense wall of foliage. But in the production of fine estate wine, abundance is not the objective. Exceptional character often begins with the art of subtraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walking our estate Merlot rows this week, the work was defined by canopy management and suckering<sup><\/sup>. At this stage, the young grape clusters are still firm, compact, and electric green<sup><\/sup>. Left unmanaged, a vine will naturally push more shoots and fruit than it can evenly ripen<sup><\/sup>. To ensure our estate Merlot achieves the depth, freshness, and structural balance we demand, we intervene by hand<sup><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-b5246eb1 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1609-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-4229\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" title=\"IMG_1609\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We methodically thin the vines\u2014removing secondary shoots, lateral growth, and crowded clusters<sup><\/sup>. Looking down the freshly worked rows, the proof of that discipline is striking: a vibrant carpet of discarded leaves and vegetative growth resting on the sandy loam soil below<sup><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dropping so much healthy growth can look drastic, but the viticultural purpose is vital<sup><\/sup>. Clearing the fruit zone opens the canopy to the cool afternoon breezes of southern Napa Valley, encouraging air circulation and welcoming filtered sunlight<sup><\/sup>. More importantly, it forces the vine to redirect its energy away from excessive leaves and into a deliberate, limited crop<sup><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This physical, exacting work under the June sun exemplifies our vineyard philosophy: sacrificing yield for purity, concentration, and longevity<sup><\/sup>. Long before harvest arrives, the quality of the vintage is decided right here in the rows<sup><\/sup>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le 21 juin \u2014 le solstice d'\u00e9t\u00e9 \u2014, le vignoble est anim\u00e9 par une \u00e9nergie vive et explosive. Dans les semaines suivant la nouaison, la canop\u00e9e de la vigne s'\u00e9lance, enveloppant les rangs d'un mur dense de feuillage. Mais dans la production de vins de domaine d'exception, l'abondance n'est pas l'objectif. Un caract\u00e8re exceptionnel commence souvent par l'art de la soustraction\u2026.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4228,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","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":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-viticulture"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1610-scaled.jpeg",1920,2560,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1610-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1610-384x512.jpeg",384,512,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1610-768x1024.jpeg",768,1024,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1610-768x1024.jpeg",768,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1610-1152x1536.jpeg",1152,1536,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1610-1536x2048.jpeg",1536,2048,true],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1610-9x12.jpeg",9,12,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Sean W. McBride","author_link":"https:\/\/www.crosbyroamann.com\/fr\/author\/sean\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"On June 21\u2014the summer solstice\u2014the vineyard is driven by a restless, explosive energy. In the weeks following fruit set, the vine canopy surges forward, wrapping the rows in a dense wall of foliage. But in the production of fine estate wine, abundance is not the objective. 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