Poppyseed Cellars

Shahrokh and Esteban racked the 2012 ‘LH Syrah.  They started with:

1. 60 gallon barrel
2. 15 gallon barrel
3. 5 gallon carboy

When finished they had:

1. 60 gallon barrel
2. 15 gallon barrel
3. 2-3 gallons for glass

Not yet sure what they did with it.

They sulphited 25 ppm:

• 60 gallon barrel: 100 mL 10% solution
• 15 gallon barrel: 25 mL 10% solution
• not sure what they did with the extra wine

They also splashed the wine heavily, as their was some reductive nose going on. I tried a little Cu in a glass, and it cleaned right up. We will wait a few days, and recheck it. If it needs to bu copper fined, we will do it right away and rack again in a few days.

Erwin and I racked the ’12 MV Syrah. This is the first racking post MLF.

I was a little worried from a slightly off nose that we had noticed. But the racking went fine; it smelled and tasted great. We did not taste along side another wine though.

We started out with a 60 gallon barrel plus a 5 gallon carboy. When we finished, we had the 60 gallon barrel, and slightly over a case of bottles for topping, for a total of about 63 gallons. We only lost two in the racking process.

• Added 25 ppm sulphites:
  • 60 gallon barrel: 100 mL 10% solution
  • 3 gallons of bottles: 5 mL 10% solution

Tasted and topped everything…

2011 zin: both barrels good. Still slight difference, 15 gallon better, richer, but don’t know why.

2011 Syrah: very night; deep dark fruit; light tannins; great color

2012 Syrah: still something funky; I don’t think just a young wine, but maybe; cu did not help

2012 LH Syrah: definitely off nose; cu helped; need to rack, and see if cu still needed

2012 port: very nice; alc a bit harsh; needs a lot more time