Bottle shock??

[Stevelaz]

I bottled a few bottles of my Chilean Merlot last week to try out my new all in one. I have been very pleased with the taste of the wine, however, when i opened a 375 bottle the other night the taste was not quite the same as before bottling. At first i thought i opened a wrong bottle. Been reading about bottle shock and hope that is just what it is ...

Has anyone else noticed that with their wine after trying it soon after bottling?

 

[DoctorCAD]

Ya, let it sit a month before jumping to any conclusions.

At 6 months it will start getting good, at a year it will be ready.

 

[Stevelaz]

Are you talking another 6 months to a year? Its already just about a year old now.

 

[vacuumpumpman]

Are you talking another 6 months to a year? Its already just about a year old now.

He mentioned let it sit in the bottle for 1 month - before coming to any conclusions

 

[mikewatkins727]

I do mostly fruit wine, an early drinker in most cases. And yes, let it lie undisturbed for NLT 6 months. I have made quite a bit of apple wine and after sitting in carboy for +/- 6 months and then bottling, let in lie for another 6 or more months. Even Dragon's Blood improves this way.

 

[Johny99]

My reds from grapes spend 2 years bulk and 1 in the bottle, so yes I agree it will improve for the next year or so easy. Bottle shock is a weird thing, but I find the first month or so, particularly if it is filtered, the wine is uneasy.