Malbec Bottled

Thursday Oct 29th Lee, bob, Sharon and Ray bottled the '08 Malbec. There were 2 batches. The Washington Malbec had a bit of an off flavor and aroma so it was bottled separately from the Idaho Malbec. We bottled about 7 cases of the Washington wine and 6 cases of the Idaho wine. We held back 3 gallons of the Idaho Malbec to be used for blending next spring. The Idaho Malbec seemed to be pretty good and the Washington Malbec was not so good. The fermenters were checked and the Petite Syrah was noted to be at 0 brix. Time to press.