Some numbers
I stirred all the pots, and tasted and smelled everything. Nose is strong oak, nothing bad. Taste is still very good; noticeable oak. I am thinking that this oak needs to come out. I also topped off the containers with one of the bottles. The wine in the bottle was wonderful, fruit of fruit. I hope we don’t lose that in the oaked wine. For now, the oak is really strong. Some numbers:
- pH: 3.85! It came up. If I am still a tenth low compared to Vinquiry, we are near 4! Oh well…we are going to have to drink this quickly!
- TA: 6.8 g/L (using pH meter to find endpoint of titration) If I am measuring right, this definitely is coming down to where we want it. The Vinquiry report showed us starting at 7.5. So the MLF is working. I calulated a TA of 6.65 if all the malic converts to lactic. Which means the MLF should be about finished. Seems too early.