{"id":220,"date":"2008-05-11T17:15:41","date_gmt":"2008-05-12T00:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wineintheshower.com\/?p=220"},"modified":"2009-12-30T13:28:37","modified_gmt":"2009-12-30T21:28:37","slug":"bottling-pacific-quartet-and-chianti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/index.php\/2008\/05\/11\/bottling-pacific-quartet-and-chianti\/","title":{"rendered":"Bottling Pacific Quartet and Chianti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-222\" title=\"Cal Claassen PQ 2008a\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Cal-Claassen-PQ-2008a.jpg\" alt=\"Cal Claassen PQ 2008a\" width=\"240\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Cal-Claassen-PQ-2008a.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Cal-Claassen-PQ-2008a-300x262.jpg 300w, http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Cal-Claassen-PQ-2008a-1024x896.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Pacific Quartet is very nice for day of bottling. 10.3% final alcohol, no oak, but did have a \u201csusse-reserve\u201d pack added after <a href=\"\/index.php\/winemaking-definitions\/secondary-secondary-fermentation\/\">secondary<\/a> fermentation. Did not filter, but wine is still very clear and very light greenish-golden in color. A lot of acidic notes in the nose, with citrus and apple. Zingy flavors of peach, pear, and lychee with light effervescence. Slightly sweet as well. Great summer wine!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-223\" title=\"Cal Claassen Chianti label 2008a\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Cal-Claassen-Chianti-label-2008a.jpg\" alt=\"Cal Claassen Chianti label 2008a\" width=\"240\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Cal-Claassen-Chianti-label-2008a.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Cal-Claassen-Chianti-label-2008a-300x262.jpg 300w, http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Cal-Claassen-Chianti-label-2008a-1024x896.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I picked up the chianti on special as another easy-drinking red to stock the cellar.\u00a0 This is my first Mosti Mondiale kit, a Vinifera Noble type and came with 30 grams of oak.\u00a0 The instruction sheet for this one is kinda funny, there\u2019s a cartoon guy doing each step, he looks really smug.<\/p>\n<p>True to the description, the chianti is very drinkable on the day of bottling! This wine was filtered as recommended, resulting in a lovely clear dark garnet color. Fruity nose with raspberry and blackberry and hint of spice. Very spicy flavors of rich dark fruits with good tannins. I might have to make another batch this year! 12% final alcohol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pacific Quartet is very nice for day of bottling. 10.3% final alcohol, no oak, but did have a \u201csusse-reserve\u201d pack added after secondary fermentation. Did not filter, but wine is still very clear and very light greenish-golden in color. A lot of acidic notes in the nose, with citrus and apple. Zingy flavors of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[11,29,4,27,30,5,7],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1147,"href":"http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220\/revisions\/1147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}