Prepping the cellar for the 2010 production.
We have a plumber coming in (Jimmy) who is going to put a spigot in the front of the cellar so we can have a hose more easily up front, replace a few valves, extend some pipes to the back cellar well so we can turn things on and off from out back, and put in a slop sink. The sink should save a hell of a lot of trips up and down the stairs.
I bottled another cb of the 2009 Merlot blend, and it's tasting very nice. Will be the main red for next year's party.
And then came the biggy: the dumping of 60 liters of the 2008 Cab. S. Lori said, Let's just taste it once more before we dump it. Because, you know, stranger things have happened. I mean, if the British secret service could plot the death of Princess Diana...
And guess what?
It's wildly improved. All the aftertaste issues are gone. The taste is almost OK. Color is good. Alcohol is good. So we're not going to dump it. I cleaned the tank, added a very little KSo2 and sealed it back up. Maybe we'll taste it again on it's 2nd birthday, about 40 days from now.
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