Here are the harvest numbers at a glance.
Variety | Harvest Date | Weight - Pounds | Volume of Juice |
Brix | pH | TA |
Auxerrois | 9/23/2019 | 636 | 50 gallons | 19.6 | 3.26 | 7.4 g/L |
Chardonnay | 9/28/2019 | 291 | 26 gallons | 21.5 | 3.16 | 9.3 g/L |
Chenin Blanc | 10/14/2019 | 3930 | 280 gallons | 21.6 | 3.06 | 13.5 g/L |
Chenin Blanc | 11/19/2019 | 50 | 3.5 gallons | 25 | 3.52 | 11.2 g/L |
Cabernet Franc | 10/25/2019 | 377 | 30 gallons | 23 | 3.32 | 11.3 g/L |
Cabernet Sauvignon | 11/3/2019 | 332 | 25 gallons | 21 | 3.25 | 11.1 g/L |
This year, we are attempting to make a very small amount of late harvest Chenin Blanc. For us, Chenin Blanc is a very versatile grape and we have made a pétillant naturel (pét nat) a type of sparkling wine in the ancient style where the lees are left in the bottle, as well as two types of still wines, a dry style and a Sussreserve style where unfermented juice from the current season is added back to the fermented wine.
Last year, we made a rosé from the Cabernet Sauvignon and this year, we are making a still wine from the grape.
With the exception of the late harvest Chenin Blanc, all the other wines have finished fermentation and are now in their "ageing" stage. This allows us to turn our attention to other tasks that we have left undone.
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