Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - First glass: Good structure but currently tight and racy. Weighs in at 14%, so I'm going to bottle decant this (in the fridge) for the next couple of days.
Day 2: Still racy the alcohol hasn't integrated as well as I had hoped. The tannin is smoothing out and the structure is still holding strong.
Right now it needs some food to brace it.
Day 3: Finally, the alcohol subsided. The structure is beginning to wain. Put cork in.
Day 4: Holding steady.
Comment posted by pbredon:
12/20/2013 5:58:00 AM - I'd love to hear your thoughts on how long to cellar this before opening.
Comment posted by awkwardhaiku:
1/10/2014 9:23:00 AM - I really don't know, but I would have to guess 15-30 years at least.