Blue Door Vineyard's Grapelog :: Grape-growing, winemaking & wine

I racked the Valiant wine to secondary tonight. Overall, I’m pleased. If my calculations are correct, alcohol is a little under 16%. There is decent body, with a slight acidic bite. I added light oak chips to it right after racking. It’s a pretty dark color – more purple than red. But a nice color nonetheless. In about two weeks, I’ll rack it again and set it aside to age.

I racked the Frontenac tonight and have to say I’m very happy with the flavor and body of this young wine. I used lightly toasted oak chips and they did their job just fine. Still a slight acid bite, but very workable. and a nice oaky feel/taste. Here are the numbers on it:

SG: 0.993

Brix: 7%

Alc: 11.1%

Res Sugar: 19 g/L