It sounds like it is coming around, although maybe not as much as you'd
like. Happy barrelling!

Ed

"> Actually, I was wrong, the new one is just coming up on a year old, and
the
> older one is about a year and a half old. Not that it matters anymore, the
> two got blended so I suppose it is no longer a "vintage wine". ;-)
>
> In any case, I opened a bottle the other night to see how it is
developing.
> It seems to be pleasant enough, there were some honey and citrus
aromatics,
> no apricot. The cloying character seems to be dissipating, so maybe there
is
> hope.
>
> I'm actually thinking of tossing the unbottled carboy into barrel to see
> what a hit of oak does to it. Maybe blend it with some Chard.
>
> Brian
>
>