Excellence® XR was developed in partnership with the University of Bordeaux for the production of high quality red wines.

It has excellent fermentation capacities, making it the go-to strain for difficult conditions. With low volatile acidity production, even with high potential alcohols, it produces clean wines that respect the typicity of the grapes and the terroir.

Excellence® XR produces a high polysaccharides production, thus participating to color stability and producing rich and powerful mouthfeel.

Excellence® XR enables a quick start to the malolactic fermentation, due to its low production of inhibitory compounds (medium chain fatty acids, SO2). This decreases the risk of spoilage by undesirable microorganisms, such as Brettanomyces. This strain is also well-suited to co-inoculation.

This product is allowed for a use in Organic and NOP according to the current regulations.

Dosage: 20 g/hL (1.7 lb/1000 gal)

Applications: high quality red wine, powerful, rich, structured, terroir expression.

Alcohol tolerance: 16%