Pinot, ’08 syrah.
I tested the ’10 pinot for taste, and for MLF. It still has a ways to go on the MLF, so I have moved it upstairs to the barn, in hopes that it will warm up a little. It tastes pretty good. The nose is a bit closed. We’ll see if it opens up over time. I decided to do a little more oak, as it was pretty fruity without much balance. So in went one new medium toast French oak stave.
I checked the ’08 syrah…yes it still isn’t bottled. This one just isn’t working out. I added 1 g/L tartaric 6 months ago…and was waiting for it to balance out a little. It is better, but is still isn’t quite where I want it. It has a “slick” mouth feel, and I think that is because of it’s low acidity (it was around 4.2 g/L last year; it should be 6 g/L). With this second addition, the acidity should be 6.2 g/L, which should be fine. I’ll check it in a few weeks. This wine also was very fruity; I think it also needed more oak, so I put a stave in each carboy.
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