Jason,
Forgive me if you mentioned this already but is this your first
experience with new wine? If so, I can tell you the evolution over the
first year or two is amazing. What you think is light and insipid today
may be pleasantly different in a few months. Time is almost always
your friend with dry red wine.

Joe


yet when that precious liquid touches the
> > tongue there is nothing behind it. No taste but runny red juice.
> > There is a residual sweetness that the Clinitest estimates at 0.25% to
> > 0.5%.
> >
> > At this late stage in the game, is there any way to salvage these
> > wines? Should I consider blending them away with better 'cheap
> > bottle' wine (Banrock Station is inexpensive) to mask the failure for
> > this year? Would adding Grape Tannins so late in the process (I'd
> > like to be bottling in 2 months) be advisable?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide,
> >
> > Jason