Thursday, October 16, 2008

Update on pressing and racking. Tally

We pressed some of the mourvedre and racked the grenache and the syrah. That left us with an odd 3/4 bottle of grenache that Coleman took home and drank. He pronounced it "superb" and said it was, "better than last year. I think it's much more than a pleasant young wine."

So here's what we have, in gallons, where G=grenache, M=mourvedre, C=counoise, S=syrah, and "n" indicates native-yeast fermentation.

In the carboys:
G/S cuvée: 6 gallons (mostly syrah)
Gn: 3 gallons
Sn: 5 gallons
M: 8 gallons
G: 3 gallons

In the buckets still fermenting (approximate):
Cn: 2 gallons
C: 2 gallons
Mn: 3 gallons
M: 3 gallons

Summed up:
Native yeast cuvée:
Gx3, Sx5, Cx2, Mx3

Innoculated:
G/S 6
M 11
G 6
C 3

39-40 gallons of wine = 200 bottles, total production for 2008.

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