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Tannins for red wine making

Elegance and harmony: two goals to reach

The most important tannins in Tan’Activ® range recommended by Silvateam for use in the making of red wine are listed in the table below.

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Product name Winemaking phases Key benefits

Tan’Activ C

Crushing, fermentation and maceration

  • Protects the natural colour of the must and wine

  • Inhibits the action of polyphenol oxidase (laccase and tyrosinase)

  • Promotes the bacteriostatic effect of sulphur dioxide

  • Eliminates unpleasant notes due to the presence of sulphur compounds (thiols)

Tan’Activ CE

Fermentation and maceration

Tan’Activ QBC

Crushing and fermentation

  • Protects the natural colour of the must and wine

  • Inhibits the action of polyphenol oxidase (laccase and tyrosinase)

Tan’Activ QS-SOL

Crushing and fermentation

  • Reduces bitter and herbal notes over the time

  • Improves the polyphenolic profile of the wine in combination with the grape’s tannins

  • Protects the natural colour of the must and wine

Tan’Activ T80

Crushing, fermentation, maceration and filtration

  • Inhibits the laccase and tyrosinase activity in grapes affected by Botrytis cinerea

  • Increases the antioxidant capacity of wines

  • Reduces the use of bentonite, as a fining agent

  • Can be applied directly in the vineyard

Tan’Activ GC

Crushing, fermentation, maceration and filtration

  • Increases resistance to oxidation in wines

  • Catches the free radicals responsible for some degradation  of wines

  • Promotes proteins’ precipitation during clarification

Tan’Activ FNG

Crushing, fermentation, maceration and filtration

Tan’Activ Q

Fermentation, maceration and aging in barrel

  • Reacts with oxygen exerting a protective action of the aromatic precursors (vanilla notes)

  • Stabilises the oxidation-reduction potential and the aromatic profile of red wines aged in barrels

  • Protects the natural colour of the must and wine

  • Completely removes the volatile sulphur compounds

Tan’Activ QP

Fermentation, maceration and aging in barrel

  • Reacts with oxygen exercising a protective action against the aromatic precursors (spicy and balsamic notes)

  • Stabilises the oxidation-reduction potential and the aromatic profile of red wines aged in barrels

  • Completely removes the volatile sulphur compounds

Tan’Activ R

Maceration and aging

  • Reacts with oxygen exercising a protective action of the aromatic precursors (vanilla & spicy notes)

  • Confers a full flavour profile to the wines aged in barrels

  • Used in wines aged both in wood and steel

  • Stabilises the oxidation-reduction potential and the aromatic profile of red wines aged in barrels

Tan’Activ GUT

Fermentation, maceration and aging

  • Ensures the stability of the aromatic profile of wine with a simple tannic structure

  • Improves the softness and harmony of the wines 

Tan’Activ U

Fermentation, maceration and aging

  • Guarantees the stability of wines’ aromatic profile with a simple tannic structure

  • Reduces the excessive dryness and astringency of wines

  • Restores the polyphenolic profile of the wine produced from grapes with a low degree of phenolic maturity

Tan’Activ M

Maceration and aging

  • Guarantees the stability of wines’ aromatic profile with a simple tannic structure

  • Reduces the excessive dryness and astringency of wines

  • Improves the softness and harmony of wines