Hazy Piquette

[bearpaw8491]

The picture below is of my 2023 muscadine piquette that is refusing to clear.
It was put into bulk storage late in the fall; and spent the winter in cold stabilization. I racked last Friday and dosed with 6 TBS bentonite slurry but is still cloudy today. The other 20 gallons of wine received the same treatment with the exception of bentonite. The wine cleared as expected over the storage period and was bottled last week.
The picture is a little misleading because the wine appears to be clearing from the top down as is normal. Actually I have a flashlight shining thru the upper portion of the carboy to emphasize the lack of clearing and it's causing a shadow in the lower part of the carboy.
Considering another dose of bentonite if I don’t notice a marked improvement in the next few days.
Could this be a pectin haze at this point? It's the first time clearing has been a problem.
Any comments/recommendations appreciated.

‘Paw

 

[RylanJacobs]

Can I ask how this wine progressed? Did you add a second dose of bentonite?

I am in a similar situation. My Chardonnay has a protein haze and the first round of bentonite has not cleared it all the way.

Curious what you’ve done!

 

[Hazelemere]

Leave it alone. If it doesn't clear in 3 months filter it.

 

[RylanJacobs]

Leave it alone. If it doesn't clear in 3 months filter it.

What kind of filter system do you have/use? This batch is only about 4.5 gallons

 

[Hazelemere]

What kind of filter system do you have/use? This batch is only about 4.5 gallons

buon vino

 

[QuiQuog]

Looking up what piquette is, I see it's wine that still has fizz from fermentation. Given that wine that hasn't been degassed is not likely to clear, it's not likely to clear. Also, I see many pictures of piquette that have a cloudy/soft appearance. It seems to be a feature, not a bug.

 

[bearpaw8491]

Can I ask how this wine progressed? Did you add a second dose of bentonite?

I am in a similar situation. My Chardonnay has a protein haze and the first round of bentonite has not cleared it all the way.

Curious what you’ve done!

Second shot of bentonite did the trick in a week. Its clear as a bell and resting comfortably for the next year.