WineXpert Can we add more oak now???

[Cove Cottage]

OK all you white wine mavens, weneed some info here.

We have an Australian Chardonnay bulk aging in the carboy. The kit came with oak, which we used. Then wedid a month of battonage. Before we added the fining agents we tasted the wine. It is coming along nicely, but for my taste it could have a little more oak. <?amespace prefix = o ns = "urnchemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" />

Can we add oak cubes at this point? If we <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">can[/I] add more oak, what type would you suggest and how long should we leave it in the wine?

 

[Hippie]

Yes you can do further bulk aging with oak cubes. For chardonnay, I would use french, probably a lighter toast. Up to 8 weeks with 3 oz. cubes. Taste after 2 weeks.

 

[Cove Cottage]

Thanks Hippie, I'll call George and place an order. mwm