On Jul 26, 10:22*am, Emery Davis > wrote:

>
> Another dreamer we met briefly was Elodie Aubert, the young owner of
> Clos des Cimes in Merindol les Oliviers. *Her wines are made with no
> sulfites added at all (to reds)... and although she has no certification
> (doesn't believe in labels, etc) this is as close to fully organic wine
> as you can get. *The flagship spends 37 months in open topped barrels,
> fully exposed....

That is remarkable. Forgive my skepticism, but did you actually see
wine aging in open barrels? The danger is not mere oxidation, but, I
believe, certain development of volatile acidity -- ethyl acetate,
which gives the wine an unpleasant chemical solvent odor, and acetic
acid, (vinegar).

Andy