{"id":20058,"date":"2021-08-09T15:40:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T14:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vinispi.com\/what-is-carbonic-maceration-and-semi-carbonic-maceration-of-wine\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T09:24:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T08:24:55","slug":"what-is-carbonic-maceration-and-semi-carbonic-maceration-of-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vinispi.com\/en\/what-is-carbonic-maceration-and-semi-carbonic-maceration-of-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"What is carbonic maceration and semi-carbonic maceration of wine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image source=&#8221;featured_image&#8221; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587119329817{border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;border-round&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; disable_custom_paddings_tablet=&#8221;true&#8221; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587718178266{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Contents<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text]            <div id=\"shortcode_index_title\">\n                <div id=\"shortcode_index_titles\" style=\"display:none\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;block-text&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Carbonic maceration<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nIn order to endow the wine with special characteristics, the winemaker can use certain methods, including carbonic maceration. The latter was invented by Michel Flanzy in France, and perfected through the experiments of Jules Chauvet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This stage of the winemaking process consists of macerating small quantities of intact grapes (harvested by hand in small crates) in a hermetically sealed vat deprived of oxygen and saturated with carbon dioxide. Cellular fermentation then takes place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This maceration can be carried out for several types of wine, and the maceration temperature will depend on the type of wine. This gives us the following times and temperatures:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 to 8 days at 32\u00b0 for ageing wines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Less than 10 days at 20\u00b0-23\u00b0 for primeur red wines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 48h to 72h at 32\u00b0 for ros\u00e9s.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally speaking, carbonic maceration is ideally suited to supple, aromatic red wines. It is compulsory for certain appellations d&#8217;origine (C\u00f4tes du Roussillon, Caramany&#8230;) and some AOC producers use it to vinify their vins de garde (Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape, Corbi\u00e8res, Minervois&#8230;).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carbonic maceration produces rich, pronounced aromas, more intense coloration, lower acidity due to the degradation of malic acid into alcohol, lower propensity of sugars transformed into alcohol, protein degradation that precipitates must fermentation, and a reduction in defects due to excess tannins.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Semi-carbonic maceration<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nSemi-carbonic maceration is a typical Beaujolais maceration used to vinify Beaujolais and Beaujolais-Villages Futures. It differs from carbonic maceration in that, once the vat has been filled, no external carbon dioxide is added, but the vat is simply left open. The vat saturates itself with CO2 under the effect of alcoholic fermentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This type of maceration lasts from 10 to 20 days, depending on the wine. The duration of maceration is determined with the aim of extracting the maximum amount of matter and fixing the aromas. 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