Will-o-the-wisp
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I'm making a wine using a KenRidge Showcase Amarone Wine Kit. I started it on the 26th June and left it in the primary for 9 days. The kit comes with a lot of oak sawdust, 2 packets. The size was like the Youngs packet of sawdust only a little bigger, it seemed a lot for a 23 litre kit but I know this is an oaky wine. Not much sediment or yeast dropped out so, ignoring the instructions, I left it in the secondary for almost two months before racking again. When I did rack I added the K-meta, as per instructed, but left out the finnings such as Kieselsol because I plan to bulk age and let it clear on its own, over time, so I did not see the point in adding them. This is supposed to be a 6 week kit.
Its been bulk ageing for two weeks now, I will keep checking for sediment, but I will leave it for at least 12 months. I tasted it when I last racked it and it tasted fantastic, even at that point. The wine was almost black in colour with a strong fruity, black cherry, vanilla, oak taste and smell, almost like a port. It actually reminded me of a dried elderberry wine I make almost every year, which is also very strong and port-like and my favourite wine, which is why I chose the Amarone kit. I think this is a great kit for anyone who likes really heavy, thick wines that borderline port types.
My last kit was the Beaverdale Rioja wine kit, which is supposed to be a heavy bodied, although it was very nice, it did seem to lack body but it was a cheaper kit compared to the KenRidge.
I am confident the KenRidge Amarone will be an a amazing wine, I just have to try and resist sampling it too early.
Its been bulk ageing for two weeks now, I will keep checking for sediment, but I will leave it for at least 12 months. I tasted it when I last racked it and it tasted fantastic, even at that point. The wine was almost black in colour with a strong fruity, black cherry, vanilla, oak taste and smell, almost like a port. It actually reminded me of a dried elderberry wine I make almost every year, which is also very strong and port-like and my favourite wine, which is why I chose the Amarone kit. I think this is a great kit for anyone who likes really heavy, thick wines that borderline port types.
My last kit was the Beaverdale Rioja wine kit, which is supposed to be a heavy bodied, although it was very nice, it did seem to lack body but it was a cheaper kit compared to the KenRidge.
I am confident the KenRidge Amarone will be an a amazing wine, I just have to try and resist sampling it too early.
