Cellar Craft Cellar Craft Marsanne Viognier Raissane - 2011 Limited Edition Kit

[dmulligan]

A year ago I found one of the last boxes of this kit after some calling around. Apparently it had been a small run and there wasn't the standard amount of kits to be had. Anyhow I felt lucky.

And lazy.

I finally got around to opening it in September and found that it was missing everything but the labels. Needless to say I was worried as how could I get the right F-Pack for this kit so late? Anyhow it turns out that it had no f-pack. The LHBS set me up with everything I needed. However at this point it was too late as I switched gears and made a different kit and both of my primary buckets were in use.

Fast forward to April when I finally had time to spend on it again. I noticed that the LHBS included a liquid oak pack along with the normal variety of chemicals. Did the CC MVR kit come with oak or oak flavoured liquid?

Thanks,
David

 

[ibglowin]

No, no oak, no nothing besides 18L of juice, yeast, fining and stabilizing agents. Mine is right at 7 mo old now and just starting to hit its stride. Its going to be awesome.

 

[dmulligan]

That sounds great! I will certainly forego the oak flavor pack then. I am very excited about this one.

D

 

[pioneergirl]

I found one of these kits online and ordered back in March 2012. It's been bulk aging since 4/18 in the carboys with the sediment from adding the fining agents because I didn't have enough bottles. As of yesterday I now have enough bottles; but still have to clean some.

I am not normally a white wine drinker. I tasted this yesterday and it was okay; not leading me to think it would be great so I am glad to hear the above feedback with aging.

My kit came with the juice, labels, fining agents, and yeast. I deviated from the yeast and I added 1/2 c. oak during a brief primary ferm and took out at first rack. I like oak and I had done some reserach on very similar style/blend of wines and the wineries has used oak and some didn't. Just a touch.