ROLL FERMENTOR® :THE CUSTOMIZED VINIFICATION !
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TONNELLERIE VERNOU, in collaboration with winemakers, has developed a new system for “Premium” Red Wines vinification. The ROLL FERMENTOR® 600, 900 and 1200 Liter, offers the opportunity to elaborate high quality “micro-cuvees”. This is especially due to the easy handiness coming from its concept. |
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«Excellent extraction from the grape skins which gives a very aromatic wine, with a delicate structure and supple finish. Brings complexity to the finished wine without excessive oak flavour.»
Y. Glories, Oenologist & D. Furt, Château Les Carmes Haut Brion - France |
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« The extraction provided by the rotating system and the level of concentration of the wine is amazing . »
Mariano Di Paola - Winemaker - Bodega La Rural - Argentine |
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ROLL FERMENTOR®
"Ease of use for a Premium Result"
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The Roll Fermentor® is intended above all for winemakers who work on high - quality wines and are looking for aromatic complexity. Due to its thermic inertia, and compared to steel which is regarded as "neutral", wood provides much more integrated tannins and flavours as soon as fermentation starts. |
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The Roll Fermentor® is a perfectly adapted unit for the making of red wines.
A single cask allows the winemaker to complete the entire vinification process as well as the maturing of the wine in one vessel.
With the Roll Fermentor®, the winemaker puts the grapes directly in the cask through a wide stainless steel hatch. Alcoholic fermentation takes place then in a small volume more favorable to good extraction. During this stage, the well-balanced oxygenation due to the wood allows an excellent evolution of phenolic components which improves:
- The combination of anthocyanins and tannins (color stabilization).
- The polymerization of tannins (decreasing astringency).
- A good aromatic display of the compounds of the wine and the wood.
During this fermentation as well as during the stage of maceration, the 360° rotating system allows to break the cap very easily. This gives a better homogenization of the liquid and solid stages and, thus, a better extraction of compounds contained in the skin of the grapes.
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With its steel rack, the Roll Fermentor® is easily moved with a forklift. Vertical and horizontal stability is perfectly assured due to its fork guides.
In conclusion, the Roll Fermentor® is an easy-to-operate tool that combines vinification and ageing in one place. Specially dedicated to “micro-cuvées” , it offers an excellent alchemy between the grape and the oak for the creation of very great wines..
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The ROLL FERMENTOR® is patented.
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Equipment for the Roll Fermentor
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« RED WINE VINIFICATION IN A ROLL FERMENTOR
AS AGAINST OTHER VINIFICATION VESSELS »
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HARVEST 2006 - EUROPE |
Report of the experimentation. |
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| The comparison was made with Merlot grapes vinified in a Roll Fementor and in a stainlees steel tank, also Carignan grapes vinified in a Roll Fermentor and in an oak upright tank. |
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MERLOT |
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Method of extraction using the Roll Fermentor® :
2 rotations every 6 hours. |
Method of extraction using SS Tank :
1 cap breaking every 6 hours. |
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CARIGNAN |
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Method of extraction
using the
Roll Fermentor® :
2 rotations every 12 hours. |
Method of extraction using
Oak upright Tank:
2 pumping over of cap every 24 hours. |
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CONCLUSION |
The sample from the Roll Fermentor was easily recognized and preferred as against the stainless steel tank and the oak upright tank samples. This is due to its aromatic complexity, balanced structure and distinctive fruit flavours. In both cases the Roll Fermentor generated a total phenolics index ( TPI ) of 15 to 18% more. |
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Removable temperature control system ( option )
Pressure valve to be used during malolactic fermentation ( standard )
