Paul sent in a sample of his merlot to Vinquiry for a full panel analysis.  The merlot Dave, Josh, and I made should be similar, although our MLF definitely did not complete like Paul’s did.  Here’s his analysis results:

Alcohol: 16.4%

pH: 3.56

TA: .765

Free SO2 : 0 (He hadn’t added any yet)

Total SO2: 9ppm

VA: .084 g/100ml

Glucose/fructose .225 mg/100ml

malic acid .08%

Good numbers all around!