Wine journal 2010 Shiraz from Shiraz Republic Heathcote
Purchased 150 kg 8 boxes of Shiraz from Brian Spencer Heathcote this batch came from “Best’s old block (2002). It was the first picking of the year. Price $2.17 per kg inc. delivery.
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Date
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Time
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Room
Temp
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Juice
Temp
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Be
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Ph
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Details
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Remarks
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28/2/2010
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Am
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22.0
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19.5
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13.0
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3.9
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Crushed by hand crusher repeated crushing 4 times per box and de-stemmed by hand
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Grapes excellent quality picked less than 20hrs ago.
Filled fermentation vat near full just 150mm from the top
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1/3/2009
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pm
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19.5
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19.5
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14.0
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3.6
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Added 150g tartaric acid Ph level 3.6
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Inoculated with Enofern VQ15 Yeast. 38g/150litres diluted in 380mil of warm 35C water. Wait 20min and add to juice
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2/3/2010
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Am
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22.0
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19.5
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13.8
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3.6
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Cap risen to the top
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3/3/2010
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Pm
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23.0
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22.0
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12.5
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3.6
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Bubbling away
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4/3/2010
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Am
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20.0
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26.0
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8.0
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3.5
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4/3/2010
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Pm
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29.0
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26.5
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6.5
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3.5
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5/3/2010
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Am
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24.0
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27.5
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5.0
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3.6
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Nice colour
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6/3/2010
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am
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24.0
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26.0
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2.0
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3.6
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7/3/2010
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Am
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20.0
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23.0
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1.0
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3.7
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Pressed. Net juice 105 litres
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Filled stainless steel vat and airlocked. Nice colour and taste
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8/3/2010
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Pm
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20.0
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22.0
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3.7
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Added VP41 Malo 1g/100lit
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10/3/2010
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Pm
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17.0
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20.00
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Will maintain juice temp to 20? C. Covered vat with insulation to maintain temperature.
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12/3/2010
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Pm
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24.0
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20.0
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3.8
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Ph risen ???
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Ph went up I will wait until malo finishes.
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