Fermicru® XL 500g

Application
Fermicru® XL has been selected to produce popular premium red wines with great mouthfeel, fruity aromas and soft tannins. This strain is adapted to short maceration at low temperature (20 - 25 °C).
It gives excellent results on several varieties including Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet, Grenache…
Technical Data

• Short lag phase, fast and regular kinetics.
• 17 g sugar for 1 % alcohol.
• Optimum temperature range: 20 to 30 °C.
• Alcohol tolerance: 15.5 %.
• Resistance to free SO2: up to 50 mg/l.
• High glycerol production, 7 to 9 g/l.
• Low volatile acidity production, generally less than 0.2 g/l.
• Very low SO2 production. Low foam production.
• Highly recommended when potential alcohol is above 14 %.
• Important glycerol production and lower ethanol yield in standard conditions.
• Decreases bitterness sensation by a high adsorption of highly polymerized polyphenols.

Data Sheet

Certificate of Analysis