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Paul E. Lehmann

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> On Apr 4, 7:06 pm, "Ray Calvert"
> > wrote:
>> Young wine can taste a little yeasty. If you
>> last racked it in november it
>> is probably a good idea to rack it again now.
>> There is probably some sedement on the bottome
>> that includes some yeast cells.
> ********
> Hi Ray and thank you...yes there is still some
> sediment which I will rack off tomorrow since it
> is snowing here in Nh and not much to do outside
> anyways - AL
>> *************

I have known Ray for years but occasionally we
still disagree on some things.

If you have already racked the wine off the gross
lees, I would leave on on the fine lees. It can
improve mouthfeel. The French have a saying "The
lees feed the wine", or something like that.

>> How long should it wait. The easy answer is
>> untill it starts tasting good.
>> For reds I would say that will be at least a
>> year. I often bulk age for 2 years or more,
>> but then I have a large amount in bottle so I
>> do not have to
>> hurry it. But the basic rule it that when it
>> starts tasting good, start
>> drinking it. I have never kicked myself for
>> drinking a good wine that could
>> have been better if aged longer. I have really
>> kicked myself when I age a good wine too long
>> and it starts declining and I realize that I
>> have 5 or 10 gallons of the stuff and could not
>> posibly drink it all before it is well past
>> it's prime.
>>
>> Ray
>> ...
> ******Ok thank you,,,,,,my thought was that yes
> I had to wait one year, but have seen some local
> wineries bottling after 8 months. So if i
> understand you correctly, my yeasty
> characteristics should wane in the upcoming
> months and I will be able to start bottling.
> What would you suggest would be too long to wait
> and signify some type of problem? - AL
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