itasca yeast trials 2017...what did we try today? •wine1: dv10 no ml treatment •wine2: alchemy2...
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Itasca Yeast and MLF trials
2017Esters, Thiols, and Terpenes
Secondary Malolactic Fermentation
University of Minnesota
Grape Breeding & Enology Project
Research Winemaking
Initial Itasca Juice Chemistry
• Harvested September 28, 2017
• Yield was almost 10 pounds/vine in young vines
• Brix 23.9
• pH 3.08
• TTA 9.3 g/L
Does yeast matter?
• There are 1000’s of commercially available yeast strains and hybrid yeast strains
• Some yeasts are especially good at producing certain types of aroma and flavor compounds
• With Itasca being a new cultivar, we were curious to see how it would respond to three different yeasts that are known to enhance certain types of aromas and flavors…
Yeasts Used in Trials
• Lallemand DV-10; control yeast, almost neutral
• Lalvin’s “K1” (aka V1116); Esters
• AWRI’s “Alchemy 2”; Thiols
• Laffort’s “VL-1”; Terpenes
What did we try today?
• Wine1: DV10 no ML treatment
• Wine2: Alchemy2 no ML treatment
• Wine3: V1116 aka K1 with ML
• Wine4: DV10 with ML
• Wine5: VL-1 with ML
• Wine6: V1116 no ML
• Wine7: Alchemy2 with ML treatment
• Wine8: VL-1 no ML
Yeast K1 (V1116), Esters
• Fruit-like and fruity aromatics• Ethyl Acetate, the most prominent ester in wine
• A fault at high concentrations• At low concentrations can be desirable, adds fruitiness• Is both an acetate and an ethyl ester
• Acetate esters• Isoamyl: Fruity, Banana• Isobutyl: Fruity, Apple
• Ethyl esters• Hexanoate: Strawberry, Green Apple, Anise• Octanoate: Fruity, Ripe Fruit, “Beer characteristics”• Decanoate: Oily, Fruity, Floral
Yeast Alchemy 2, Thiols• Thiols are Sulphur-containing compounds
that can be either positive or negative.
• Negative thiols can be H2S aromas like rotten egg, or other smoky & skunky aromas, or thioacetic acid esters and mercaptans like onion, garlic, & cabbage
• Positive Thiols are the “Volatile Thiols”• Grapefruit, Passion fruit, Gooseberry, Guava, etc…• “New Zealand” style Sauvignon Blanc, “cat pee”…• They are short-named compounds like:
4-methyl-4-mercaptopentan-2-one, or
4-mercapto-4-methylpentan-2-ol
Yeast VL-1, Terpenes
• Muscat’s floral and fragrant perfumey aromas are from terpenes
• Riesling and Gewürztraminer also have high levels of terpenes
• Compounds include: Linalool, Geraniol, etc.
• Descriptors include: Floral/Rose, Citrus, Spicy and Coriander
Secondary Malolactic Fermentation
• Non-MLF wines; more crisp, lean, tart, bright, fresh and “zingy”…
• MLF Positive wines; richer, softer, creamier, buttery, more multi-layered and complex…
MLF Results
• Used ML Bacteria VP-41 from Scott labs
• ML+ wines using yeasts VL1 and Alchemy 2 finished MLF quite quickly and completely
• Wines using K1/1116 and DV1- did not complete MLF despite time, temperature, nutrients, stirring, etc.• K1/1116 has a “poor” MLF compatibility rating
• DV10 has a “good” MLF compatibility rating
Wines by the numbers:
YEAST ML-/+ pH TA g/L % ALC.
• DV10 ML- 3.18 7.29 13.7
• K1/1116 ML- 3.18 6.74 13.7
• ALCHEMY 2 ML- 3.20 6.85 13.7
• VL1 ML- 3.18 7.16 13.7
• DV10 ML+ 3.26 7.18 13.6
• K1/1116 ML+ 3.27 6.96 13.8
• ALCHEMY 2 ML+ 3.31 6.05 13.7
• VL1 ML+ 3.34 6.22 13.9
Future Trials ?
• Cold skin-contact
• “Sur Lie”, extended maturation/lees stirring
• Barrel fermentation
• Late Harvest
• Methode Champenoise sparkling