tonyt
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I started this Mosti Mondaile Renassance Roso D' Avola in January, 2013. Without planning it I wound up throwing every tweak I have at this kit over the past seven months. I bottled it today and when I tasted it I had to go back to my notes to see what I dod that set it apart from the other three MMR Rosa D' Avola that I have made. And let me say that the previous RDAs have been among our favorite wines. Looking back in my notes I found I had applied the following tweaks in addition to all provided ingredients.
In primary:
added one pound of organic Red Flame raisins
added 40gr untoasted American oak dust
added 8gr FT Rouge Tannin
In carboy Aging:
added 1 med plus french toast oak spiral
added 1 1/2 tsp TanCor Grand Cru tannin
In barrel aging:
spent four weeks in new Vidal Hungarian barrel
In final carboy aging:
added 4 ounces glycerin
added 4 ounces pure cane simple syrup
I know that that sounds like a lot but I didn't plan all of this ahead of time it just happened as time went and as I tasted along the way. I have seven kits going at all times and taste each of them at least once each month. When I taste if I think it needs something I just add it. On the other hand I have a WE Eclipse Lodi Cabernet going that it looks like I will be bottling without a single tweak.
In primary:
added one pound of organic Red Flame raisins
added 40gr untoasted American oak dust
added 8gr FT Rouge Tannin
In carboy Aging:
added 1 med plus french toast oak spiral
added 1 1/2 tsp TanCor Grand Cru tannin
In barrel aging:
spent four weeks in new Vidal Hungarian barrel
In final carboy aging:
added 4 ounces glycerin
added 4 ounces pure cane simple syrup
I know that that sounds like a lot but I didn't plan all of this ahead of time it just happened as time went and as I tasted along the way. I have seven kits going at all times and taste each of them at least once each month. When I taste if I think it needs something I just add it. On the other hand I have a WE Eclipse Lodi Cabernet going that it looks like I will be bottling without a single tweak.