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On Aug 25, 4:06*pm, Dick Heckman > wrote:
> I have 2 Chancellor vines that have given me a gallon of must now in
> secondary. *Does anybody have experience with this grape and can give me
> * an idea whether it's worth doing malo and oak on it? *I used Lalvin
> 71B yeast. *I'd like to get an idea of how this grape will develop.
>
> Also, does anybody have experience with the Lalvin Baccus malo culture?
>
> Dick


Chancellor can be pretty high in acid; I bottled one in 98 at a TA of
7.5 g/l and that is too tart. You probably want it under 6.5 g/l.
It's a good grape. prbably takes well to MLF, i never did though.

Joe