RJ Spagnols Bottling Day!

[teverton]

RJ Spagnols Cru Select New Zealand Chardonnay. Rested in carboy for three months on French Oak chips, filtered and bottled.

 

[FABulousWines]

Congrats! That looks like a really nice batch. How does it taste?

 

[midnightsolace]

Awesome! Looks tasty. =) And I dig the label. Now the grueling wait of bottle-aging.

 

[tonyt]

Looks great. How do you like the Zorks? What's your long term experience with them?

 

[RCGoodin]

RJ Spagnols Cru Select New Zealand Chardonnay. Rested in carboy for three months on French Oak chips, filtered and bottled.

Does the wine have a good oak taste?

 

[bkisel]

Well, if it drinks even half as good as it looks...

 

[jamesngalveston]

beautiful wine...how do the zorks, go on, press, hand are what...new to me.

 

[teverton]

Thanks for the kind words everyone! Gonna let it bottle age for three months and see how it is at that point. Should be interesting to see how it progresses. As for as Zorks are concerned, I think they have several advantages: 1. Bottling convenience, as they merely require a light tap from a rubber mallet, 2. Elimination of the potential for corked wine, 3. Storage convenience as bottles can be kept upright due to not having to keep a cork moist, 4. And most of all, they're just damned cool!

 

[bkisel]

Does the Zork add height to the bottles such that they no longer fit in the box and allow the top to be closed?

Thanks...