Well, the wine is beautifully clear, has no sediment at all and has had two rackings since last September...but is still fizzing and popping its bung . If this is malo-lactic doo-dah does this mean I have to bottle it in champagne-style bottles? I've only got one (don't drink much of the cork-popping stuff). Might have to loiter with intent near the recycling bins or find a friendly barman. As for the taste, at the last racking in June I wrote "very tasty" in my what-am-I-doing wine log so it can't have been too bad. (Though not as good as my variation on CJJ's English port; drank all the left-over top-up bottles in one rather large glass in one rather large sitting . And that's only had one racking!)