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Clos Dry Wine Yeast

Clos Dry Wine Yeast

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Clos is a yeast strain isolated from the Priorat region of Spain. Clos was chosen for its ability to re-enforce structure while emphasizing aromatic complexity and mouthfeel. Sweet red fruit (cherry), with pepper and chocolate notes are typical of what Clos brings to a fermentation. With hot climate/high Brix fruit, Clos is a great choice for its high alcohol tolerance (17%), low Nitrogen needs and short lag phase. Clos also does well with higher fermentation temperatures (max 95 F) and shows a good compatibility with MLF. Highly recommended for Syrah, Petite Syrah, Grenache, Tempranillo and Carignane.

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Valued C on Feb 25, 2023
I chose this for higher fermentation temps and alcohol saturations
Dean K on Aug 3, 2022
for cooking
Valued C on Feb 25, 2023
Grenache
john g on Aug 23, 2022
I chose this for higher fermentation temps and alcohol saturations
Dean K on Aug 3, 2022
This gives a nice earthy minerality and fruit. It's a little sensitive to low pH, I've found, and seems to prefer higher temperatures.
Michael Weiss on Aug 3, 2022
Grenache
john g on Aug 23, 2022
This gives a nice earthy minerality and fruit. It's a little sensitive to low pH, I've found, and seems to prefer higher temperatures.
Michael Weiss on Aug 3, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5
Best red wine yeast to come along in years
I've been making wine from grapes since 1995 and began trying this yeast last year and this current harvest. I have frankly been overwhelmed with how this performs and I am contemplating (for the first time) why I would use anything other than CLOS in red wine. this yeast 1) has almost perfect fermentation kinetics, 2) works across a wide range of temperatures (unlike RP15), 3) enhances the body of wine compared with other strains, 4) enhances the amora and complexity of wine compared with other strains, 5) produces wines with very full tannin structure, 6) very MLF compatible, 7) able to ferment to dryness even high prix wines. The taste/aroma profile that comes from this yeast is very varietally faithful and multi-dimensional -wines are complex but readily recognizable as the variety. This yeast also provides excellent results across a huge range of grape varietals -I've tried it with Grenache, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Zinfandel, Nero d'Avila and Barbera. I'd say you can get away with just this yeast and GRE (for bright fruity wines) and that's all you need!
January 8, 2024