Name: S.cerevisiae, D47 strain
Producer: Gervin (Varietal FF (white through blue label)), Lalvin (ICV D47 (C�tes-du-Rh�ne))
Origin: Dr. Dominique Delteil, head of the Microbiology Department, Institut coop‚ratif du vin (ICV), in Montpellier, Rhone. ICV D-47 strain was selected from 450 isolates collected between 1986 and 1990
Used style: fruity, full bodied
other: Chardonnay, ros�s, mead, peach, pawpaw, mango, flowers
Ferment: fast
Temp.s: 10� to 30�C (50� to 86�F)
Alcohol tolerance:
Foam: low
Sediment: settles well, compact lees
SO2 tolerance:
Low nutrient tolerant: no
Malolactic tolerant: yes
H2S production:
Flavour:
Other: enzyme releases flavour-enhancing compounds (terpenes) from skins
extra mouth-feel from stirring lees after 1st racking (due to complex carbohydrates)