Native, WF, and CY3079 Yeast Comparison with Chardonnay (2015)
Matthieu Finot
King Family Vineyards
Summary:
Identically sourced Chardonnay was harvested, whole cluster pressed, settled and racked into 3 separate but identical barrels. Each barrel was inoculated (14g/hL) with a different yeast:
1.) Native yeast
2.) WF
3.) CY3079
All other additions and treatments remained the same throughout AF and MLF.
Lab Results:
Results:
Of respondents (n=13) 46% preferred the Native yeast, 46% preferred the WF yeast, and 8% preferred the cy3079.
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