Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - I truly love Morgen Long, but this was a big disappointment. Couldn't even taste the wine over the sulfur, even on days 2 and 3.
3/27/2024 2:48:00 PM - Sorry to read this bottle disappointed you. I do prefer that free SO2 at bottling to be a bit higher rather than lower. Typically, I aim for 30-50pm free - my spreadsheet notes show this went to bottle at ~37ppm free but I see I listed 50ppm free on the technical data sheet.
My final SO2 readings and notes for Memorie II are: 10ppm free on 12/28/2020 - I added 25ppm 22ppm free on 3/1/2021 - I added 12ppm 24ppm free on 3/13/2021 - I added 10ppm
I haven't opened a bottle of this since this was a current release in mid 2021. Again, I am sorry to hear the free sulfur reduced enjoyment for you.
3/27/2024 2:51:00 PM - Thanks for the very thoughtful information, Seth - I should add that my experience may not be typical. Ever since I got Covid in March 2020, I've been very sensitive to sulfur - somewhat in the aroma but very much so in taste. I would encourage folks who have bottles to enjoy them, as I'm probably an outlier.
Comment posted by sethmorgenlong:
3/27/2024 2:48:00 PM - Sorry to read this bottle disappointed you. I do prefer that free SO2 at bottling to be a bit higher rather than lower. Typically, I aim for 30-50pm free - my spreadsheet notes show this went to bottle at ~37ppm free but I see I listed 50ppm free on the technical data sheet.
My final SO2 readings and notes for Memorie II are:
10ppm free on 12/28/2020 - I added 25ppm
22ppm free on 3/1/2021 - I added 12ppm
24ppm free on 3/13/2021 - I added 10ppm
I haven't opened a bottle of this since this was a current release in mid 2021. Again, I am sorry to hear the free sulfur reduced enjoyment for you.
Comment posted by ledocq:
3/27/2024 2:51:00 PM - Thanks for the very thoughtful information, Seth - I should add that my experience may not be typical. Ever since I got Covid in March 2020, I've been very sensitive to sulfur - somewhat in the aroma but very much so in taste. I would encourage folks who have bottles to enjoy them, as I'm probably an outlier.