All good!
Francoise our oenologue smiled as she examined the color: Ca “brille” maintenant. The wine is now “shiny.” (When there are too many particulates in suspension, the color looks “troubled.”) Upon tasting, we agreed the filtration had been modest and correct: body and soul are intact.
Further judgements: “Nez nickel, fruite cassis, boise leger, bonne equilbre, longue en bouche.” (Nose intact after filtration, full fruit, nuanced cassis, light hint of oak, good balance, lasting finish.)
We will have one more tasting before the “mise en bouteille” on June 13th. Our nomad children are flying home to pitch in. Picnic lunch at 13 hundred hours to motivate the tired volunteers and thank our faithful neighbors and collaborators.
Next year at this time we’ll be sipping 2011, our Maiden Vintage, with dear and helpful friends and family. The sun sets late and magnificent in June, and there will be a special shaft of light for the wonderful people who’ve helped us on this new path.
