Introducing Jeff Louella Malbec 2007
After 8 months bulk aging in it’s carboy, Jeff Louella Malbec 2007 has finally been bottled and labeled. The must was created from Winexpert’s 100% Argentinean grown Malbec grapes. The fermentation went great and the wine came out nice. I just bottled today. They say the wine needs to become bottle conditioned. I put less than the average amount of Potassium Metabisulphite, so the wine may not age for 10 years, but then again, it is not full of chemical preservatives like commercial wines are. It will be at it’s best in another year and should be prime for the next 5 years.
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October 15th, 2007 at 7:32 am
Great news Jeff!
When will you be “gifting” it to friends and family?
The bottle label is great, but when were you last on a horse!?!?!?
October 15th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
The gifting will happen around the holidays.
I can’t remember the last time I was on a horse, but the logo is a tribute to “The Gaucho’s” that run the fields in Argentina. The Gaucho’s are somewhat like American Cowboys except that they aren’t necessarily gun slingers. They focus more on herding cattle and agriculture. Since my Malbec was grown in Argentina, I tip my hat off the them.
October 15th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
“I put less than the average amount of Potassium Metabisulphite” is my new favorite sentence.
October 16th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
haha. You got to love that wine geek/chemistry jargon.