Racking Wine Affecting Aroma

[Resonant11]

Hi all, I think I've seen this discussed but I couldn't find the threads to reference. Is it common for racking a wine to have an adverse affect on the aroma and general flavor? I just did my final racking of a port that I started last fall. I sampled it after racking (done under vacuum with the AIO wine pump) and it seemed very muted. I had a swingtop bottle of the same vintage that I opened to compare and the wine that had not been racked still tasted and smelled very fruity.

Is this something similar to bottle shock? I generally think of that just in the final bottling stage and not when racking from one carboy to another.

Thanks!
Joe

 

[Jovimaple]

Hello from Lakeville!

You might want to try letting the sample breath for a few minutes to see if that makes a difference.

I also rack using my AIO. I haven't noticed the specific issue but I have noticed bottle shock. I made a FWK peach and had some leftover after I backsweetened and racked it. Hubby and I really enjoyed that! Then I opened a bottle a couple weeks after I bottled it, and it wasn't as good as that first sample. But it has gotten better since.

If it were me, I would let it sit a little while longer and then sample before bottling.