ANOTHER CORK UPDATE
In April, 2006, I posted stories about natural corks and some new developments in bottle closures, including the Vino-Lok stopper. The May 15, 2007 issue of Wine Spectator includes a story by Konrad Ejbich about a large French winery capping one of its finest wines with a screw top. In what appears to be a test of either the product or the market (probably both) Maison Jean-Claude Boisset has decided to use metal screw caps on half of its bottles of 2005 Chambertin. This wine sells for more than $200 per bottle! This is the first company in France to use a screw cap on a grand cru red wine.
The company emphasizes that while it respects tradition, it also is willing to try new approaches to improve the quality of wine. The company has been experimenting with screw caps for years. It has found that the metal closures retained freshness and fruitiness better than those sealed in cork. It also found that the wine in bottles with screw caps were more consistent in quality than those sealed with corks, which showed significant variation within the same vintages.
The story ends with a quote from Boisset winemaker, Gregory Patriat: "The future of great wines is with screw caps."
The company emphasizes that while it respects tradition, it also is willing to try new approaches to improve the quality of wine. The company has been experimenting with screw caps for years. It has found that the metal closures retained freshness and fruitiness better than those sealed in cork. It also found that the wine in bottles with screw caps were more consistent in quality than those sealed with corks, which showed significant variation within the same vintages.
The story ends with a quote from Boisset winemaker, Gregory Patriat: "The future of great wines is with screw caps."
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