Visiting Michel Schlumberger during early November is one of the best times to really see the seasonal change in our vineyards. It also is prime time to cozy up to a tasting of Reserve Cabernet. There’s something about this shift in season that really brings out the best qualities in red wine. Don’t get me wrong, if you bring the mussles, I’ll bring the viognier. But Fall really is the perfect season for full bodied, complex red that we specialize in. When you’re here, an explosion of fall’s best yellows, oranges, and reds will greet you. Walking the vineyards each day, I see our lower ranch blocks literally evolving on a daily basis as the leaves begin to change colors and fall from the vines. It’s hard to believe that harvest ended just a couple of weeks ago. Today was the first noticable change in temperature. I wonder when the block of old vine merlot on the west side of the lake will drop its leaves? It’s the greenest still.
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Well, you could do a lot worse in terms of scenery!