First 2011 Muscat bottling

On the spur of the moment Lori and I bottled a couple of cases of the 2011 Muscat.  Very happy!  The goal this year was to preserve more of the aromatics of the wine, and we did it.  Pears and citrus and honey.  And a pretty big, mellow mouthfeel.  Yip!

We did not test for or add sulphates.  The carboy was very clean, with what I first thought was a light coating of lees on the bottom but what turned out to be titrate crystals.  Was it cool enough in the cellar to drop them out?  I guess it was.  Color is similar to last year - a little less strikingly yellow I think.

Four more cases to bottle - partners, bring your bottles.

And there's also the two cases of bee-sting.