Poppyseed Cellars

At some point I bottled the wine, but I took no notes. This fall I entered one of the last few bottles into the harvest fair. We drank all the rest, so it can’t be too bad!   

Here are the tasting notes from the three judges. Compare them to the SB tasting notes. The Zin  judges were a tad bit lazy!

One of my first two awards!

Here are the 3 judges tasting notes:

AM: Changed the ice jugs

PM:

• Must Temp: 48 F
• TA; 5.9 g/L
• pH: 3.5

I have been icing the the water bath every morning and evening. No bad nose until tonight. The 6.1 gal carbot has a very slight H2S coming out the bubbler.

• 6.6 gal carboy
  • sugar: 2.5% (~ -1+/day)
  • nose: mild citrus; not very strong aroma; some mineral
  • taste: bitter; I hope that goes away. Citrus
• 6.1 gal carboy
  • sugar: 1.5% ( ~-1+/day)
  • nose: same as above; no H2S on the nose
  • taste: good acidity; crisp; less bitter than the other carboy

Even with the slight H2S near the carboys, I am going to let it go. These should be done in a day or two. The plan is to move them to the farm as soon as they are dry. Then let them rest!