The question is, how much longer should I age this one?  Started it on September 1, 2009 and racked to secondary about 10 days later.  It was racked again in December and I am trying to decide whether to rack again and bulk age some more, or bottle it now.

I know there are differences of opinion about the aging abilities/qualities of various wine kits, but I thought it would be helpful to gather some opinions on a specific wine and kit.  The AJ Barolo is a higher end kit, but certainly not the most expensive. 

For those who may not be familiar with Barolo, true Barolos are an Italian wine made entirely from the Nebbiolo grape, grown in the Piedmont region of northern Italy.  They usually have (IMHO) a very rich, silky mouthfeel; unique, complex, hard-to-put-into-words flavors; and some oakiness to them as well.  Most commercial Barolos I have commonly seen for sale start in the upper-$30 range and go up to over $100 (I'm sure there are some that fetch $1,000s for prized vintages - the 1974 and 1976 vintages were supposedly pretty good, as I recall).  Many fine Barolos are aged 10-20 years (or more), but I believe most of that time is in the bottle.

Thanks in advance for your thoughtful input!

My vote is to bottle it now since not aged in a barrel. I do like the last choice though!

My vote is to bulk age this longer but don't worry about racking it again until you bottle - no point and really not necessary.

It has been one month since I posted this poll, and I have to say, I'm a little disappointed by the number of responses.    Of the 12 who did vote, the consensus is clear to bulk age another 6 months, and then bottle it (keeping myself out of the bottles as long as possible).

Part of my motivation to bottle immediately was to free up a carboy, but I bottled my Brunello first anyway, so that's not an issue.  As I am now another month into bulk aging, it's really only 5 more months.  If the need arises to "liberate" another carboy in a couple months, this may be the one, but otherwise I will bottle it around early September.

vcasey - your comment to not worry about racking is intriguing (who doesn't want to avoid that heavy-lifting chore?).  I probably only need to rack once more before bottling, but why not do it sooner than later, in case more sediment settles out (or I let some escape after the "final" racking)?  Moreover, what about sulfite levels?  It's in a glass carboy with a water/k-meta airlock on it now, another six months could allow those to drop significantly.