I stopped by the farm today to top off the ’09 syrah.
Between the two barrels, it took ~500 mL of topping wine. I used the 375’s I had bottled, so I some left over for drinking…
I didn’t taste the barrels wine.
I took one of the 1 gallon jugs, and bottled it into 1/2 bottles for topping off the barrels. I also moved it out to the farm to be near the barrels. Now all the wine is together at the farm.
I finally bottled it. Tasted good, although the finish and after taste were a little off. Hopefully due to the coffee or the toothbrushing I did earlier.
Anyways, it is bottled. 4 1/2 cases. I didn’t try to hard to get the last drops out of the carboys. The wine was still on the bentonite; I didn’t want to fluff it up.
I moved it all out the the farm for storage, keeping 6 bottles for home use! 
Erwin and I moved the barrels to the farm, as the basement there is cooler. It was around 55 F when we were there.
I took sample of the ’09 SB and the 09 Syrah to BevPeople for SO2 testing:
The SB is ready for bottling! Maybe I can pull it off this weekend.
Just tasted the Syrah with Erwin. Very nice. It is definitely improving. It has a nice aromatic nose. Fruity with maybe a little spicyness. The tannins are slightly light in the mouth, but still noticeable.
Topped off the barrels this morning before work.
It took ~ 150 mL each barrel, so not much.