Cellar Craft Batonnage my Chardonnay

[SoCalGuy]

I am starting a Cellar Craft Sterling Chardonnay. My goal is to get a more buttery texture out of this kit. My question is, during this Batonnage process, how long should I do it for? I was planning on 30 days, bulk age it for six months with about three rackings in that time frame.

 

[byathread]

How long? You gotta go by taste. It depends on which yeast. For D47 I usually go about 8 weeks (starting with 3/wk stirrings and tapering to about 1/wk). CY3079 autolyzes a bit faster so I typically go less. It also depends on how much lees you have in secondary (a dusting or a thick blanket?).

 

[Tyroneshoolace]

Because of the kit you might find that you might get a more bready /yeasty flavour from the battonage rather than buttery. Usually buttery comes from the malo, which isn't recomended on kits.

 

[DoctorCAD]

Long ago, one of my first wine kits, I tried sur lee with battonage on a chardonnay. I think it did come pretty close to buttery, but not exactly. I guess the kit might have been blended to taste that way anyhow.

Its worth a shot.