We tasted the 2012 Yakima Merlot and the CA Cab Franc. Hopefully Lori will add her notes. Unbelievable color in the Merlot - it was three weeks in primary fermentation. Neither has a striking nose but both taste more complex than you'd think - maybe especially the CF.
We did a quicky blend- 89% Merlot, 20% Cab F, and that was nicer than either wine alone. We're thinking May might be a good time to have a few people come and do some real testing with us and then bottle all 17 gallons of it. (I feel like I might have hidden more of the Merlot somewhere... but where?)
Very happy with how the Merlot has kept in the Fusti and how the CF has kept with the silicon bung in the carboy. Wondering (as usual) if I should have been more aggressive with Meta for both: now would be a good time to catch up on that.
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