100% French mix of untoasted and specially toasted oak. Ripens fruit profile masking vegetal tones. Volume and sweetness softens harsh and green tannins
Properties
- 100% French oak granulates for vinification, a specific recipe developed by Pronektar’s R&D team.
- Nektar Duo Fresh More mature, complex fruit profile, better impact on the masking of vegetal and grassy character.
- Nektar Duo Fresh Higher contribution of volume and sweetness. Softening of harsh and astringent tannins linked to lack of maturity.
OBJECTIVE: Benefit from the oenological advantages of fresh wood, while obtaining a more mature and softer profile.
French oak
Assembly of fresh dehydrated aggregates and torrefied aggregates
Nektar Duo Fresh Fermentation Granulates 10 kg bag without infusion bag, 2 x 10 kg carton, pallet of 24 cartons
Guidelines for Use Nektar Duo Fresh Fermentation Granulates
OPTIMAL PERIOD FOR STARTING CONTACT
– White wines:
Just after the clarification of the must to obtain maximum protection of the freshness.
– Red wines:
While putting the harvested grapes in tank to benefit as quickly as possible from the protection against oxidation and stabilization of color.
SET UP
Use in mesh bags for white and rosé wines, and loose in the tank for red wines.
RECOMMENDED TIME OF CONTACT
Minimum 2 weeks, during the vinification period.
Practical Examples of Use Nektar Duo Fresh Fermentation Granulates
On under-ripe Sémillon to mask the vegetal character and to bring fat and sweetness: 1 g/l (0.008 lbs/gal) just after the clarification of the must.
On a powerful Cabernet Sauvignon which lacks maturity, to mask the vegetal character of green peppers, bring volume and sweetness and soften the harsh tannins: 3 g/l (5 lbs/ton) while filling up the tank.
Nektar Duo Fresh Fermentation Granulates
