Made CC Showcase Carmere last year, bottled Oct 2011, and now tasting it. Tartaric has dropped out so it is ready to go. I number my bottles. On the last bottle, the wine tasted like a very full bodied port - a lot of sweetness and lots of power ( I am guessing 14% +). Not what I was expecting.
Tasted bottle number 27 and it was very much like a Chilean Carmenere should taste - long finish, rich, full bodied in the middle, and soft at the front end, with a bit of tang. It had developed a good nose as well.
I make a lot of kit wine(70 kits per year) and I have not had a similar experience on other varietals or kit types.
Has anyone else experienced significant taste difference within a batch, or was it an artifact that it was last bottle bottled? I do not filter my reds, and I vacuum degass during transfers and during bottling.
Experiences??
Ric
Tasted bottle number 27 and it was very much like a Chilean Carmenere should taste - long finish, rich, full bodied in the middle, and soft at the front end, with a bit of tang. It had developed a good nose as well.
I make a lot of kit wine(70 kits per year) and I have not had a similar experience on other varietals or kit types.
Has anyone else experienced significant taste difference within a batch, or was it an artifact that it was last bottle bottled? I do not filter my reds, and I vacuum degass during transfers and during bottling.
Experiences??
Ric