Regent taste notes after second racking
February 7, 2011
I have just racked my Regent wine a second time. The first time was just before Christmas when there was snow on the ground and the cellar was around 4 degrees Celsius. Relatively little in the way of lees at the bottom of the carboy when I poured it into demijohns. And the wine looked pretty clear. I’ve been curious ever since how its coming along, so tonight I’ve racked one of the demijohns into an even smaller receptacle and kept half a litre aside for tasting all around.
The wine at four months is bright as a bell, a lovely crimson hue. Its still cool from the cellar when I bring it up for the family to taste. The bouquet is elusive – after all its virgin wine from three year old vines. And the taste -well, this is what the children say: crisp, refreshing, fruity, with cherry lingering in the mouth. I can taste morellos. Its a light, delicate wine, almost a red white wine, but with definite promise of a fuller body next year. I can’t help but think of Beaujolais Nouveau when I drink it - youthful, yet already complete.
