Been meaning to do this for over a month - checked the SO2 levels on the remaining bulk 2009 wine (5+5+1+1), and as expected it was pretty much depleted. Added 10% solution to get it to about 40 or 50 ppm, opened a bottle we corked in August of 2010 and used it to top off, and replaced the airlocks with solid stoppers. (Well, really I replaced the airlocks in the orange 2-way caps with solid covers.)
Also tested for MLF (Accuvin) and it looks like that was complete.
My only hesitation in this was whether to bottle one of the carboys instead of capping it: decided to pass on that, and count on what's already bottled plus the 2010 Muscat (plus maybe some of the cal-blend Grimaldi-Savino?) to entertain the wine party crowd in June of 2010. (If I were less lazy maybe I'd do an MLF test on the August bottle I just opened as a topper?)
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