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Default Bulk aging question

To me when a young wine seems tired, I feel this could be from over
racking. But I am no expert; maybe Tom could chip in here? I have @ 20g
of "old" wine that I am using for barrel wine. So that my barrels
mostly 5-10g do not sit empty. But I always rack it very carefully and
with both ends immerged into the wine. It will never be bottled, tired
& severely over oaked by now. But it still has no off tastes as of yet.
I also kept the SO2 a bit high. The wine is an accumulation for last 5
years.

So to answer your question, much depending on how carefully you have
been when racking in the first place.

SG Brix