All right, I know it's been awhile. Unfortunately, I have been busy with non-wine things. Blaspheme, I know. Today we can continue with the saga of the mishandled Chardonnay. After the hard racking and adding Noblesse, it is still high in free SO2. Since there is now a sediment, I'll be doing another racking and I will not try to be gentle. However, upon tasting, there is some nice fruit underneath it all, so there is hope. Even with the high SO2 (I REALLY wish that I could do subscript and superscript!!) it is rather smooth. I may have to wait a year or two before it is drinkable, but I am patient.
If things go according to plan (And when do they ever do that?), I should be making what could pass as an ancient Bordeaux or a Bordeaux of the lesser grown varieties. That is not to say lesser grapes.
I reported earlier that Jancis Robinson (et al) will be bringing out a new version of Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes. I thought that is would be this year, but it sounds like it will be a year from now. I do hope to get it for Christmas or my birthday in 2012.
If things go according to plan (And when do they ever do that?), I should be making what could pass as an ancient Bordeaux or a Bordeaux of the lesser grown varieties. That is not to say lesser grapes.
I reported earlier that Jancis Robinson (et al) will be bringing out a new version of Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes. I thought that is would be this year, but it sounds like it will be a year from now. I do hope to get it for Christmas or my birthday in 2012.
