Racked the Malbec, Merlot, Syrah and Cab Blush off the gross lees tonight. Put the overflow of Malbec into Lee's 8G barrel and the extra Merlot into Ray's 2nd 22G barrel. All the wine is doing well. Very light HSO2 odors--a normal post-fermentation amount, nothing we're concerned about. We'll rack the Id Cab, Merlot #2 and Clone-6 off their gross lees in a few weeks.
Note: When racking the Malbec back into the barrel we dropped a small rubber stopper into it. We'll get it out the next time we rack.
Used Michele's beeswax on Lee's 8G barrel, rubbed into the crack and spots that were weeping. Worked well. Will need to watch the spots over time.
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