2019/2020 Premox? Say it ain't so! (or Heat Damage?)

[Wes_Barton]

@Dav3_Dyr0ff

Regarding the “rebirth” phenomenon mentioned in a few posts, I haven’t seen the Jasper article many are referring to, but this sounds a lot like the technique Dave Ramey uses for chardonnay and has described (I think I’ve heard it on IDTT and/or the Bedrock podcasts). With him, the “death” and “rebirth” both happen before bottling, so maybe it’s not the same thing but the descriptions in this thread sure sound similar to what he describes in the podcast interview(s) I’ve heard.

Just like there is a premox thread here with comprehensive answers, there’s a brown Chardonnay thread where the process is well explained. It’s a fairly common practice. In short, the compounds that oxidize then fall out of solution, leaving a wine less vulnerable to oxygen.

[Rauno_E_NZ]

Both Boillot and Ramonet still get a fair amount of love… despite being two of the worst premox offenders

[john_stimson]

@Wes_Barton

Just like there is a premox thread here with comprehensive answers, there’s a brown Chardonnay thread where the process is well explained. It’s a fairly common practice. In short, the compounds that oxidize then fall out of solution, leaving a wine less vulnerable to oxygen.

Could you please make all of the oxidized compounds in my Dauvissats fall out of solution? That would be great. Thanks!

[Uli_K]

Agreed, best to listen to David Ramey at length. If you want a pointer, he explains his journey around oxidation starting at 4:20 min in IDTT Wine 468: David Ramey and the Evolution of Chardonnay | I'll Drink to That! Wine Talk. Zelma Long and a filter sales rep were among his inspirations…