Name: S.cerevisiae, strain 71B (or 71B-1122 or boulardii
SD-1120)
Producer: Gervin (Varietal D (red-on-white label)), The
Wine Lab, Lalvin 71B-1122 (Narbonne)
Origin: Selected in Narbonne at the Institut national de
recherche en agriculture (INRA) by J.Maugenet
Used style: professionals, used for eg vin nouveau
other: long lived fresh, fruity character, native North
American grapes, apples, gooseberries, rhubarb
Ferment: rapid start, moderate
Temps: 15� and 30�C (59� and 86�F)
Alcohol tolerance: 14%
Foam: low
Sediment:
SO2 tolerance:
Low nutrient tolerant: no (low nutrient needs)
Malolactic tolerant:
H2S production:
Flavor: esters
Other: sensitive competition factor; fine bouquet, can
metabolise 20-40% of malic acid, rounder, smoother, quick to mature (due to low
phenol extraction); very suitable for blush and residual sugar whites; excretes
no urea, so the ethyl carbamate potential is extremely low
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