Native, WF, and CY3079 Yeast Comparison with Chardonnay (2015)

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.