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Lafitte has applied four generations of knowledge and research to develop a new range of high technology and high quality products known as IN-NOVA 49. This advanced system of closures displays excellent technical and physical properties. Expansive microspheres (chemically inert and approved for food contact) are introduced in a perfectly balanced formula, granting the IN-NOVA 49 closures superior physical qualities.

Micro agglomerated cork stoppers from Lafitte are composed entirely of our own raw material left over from the production of our natural cork closures. The cork origin control combined with the granulates sterilization and deodorization technology (MAXCLEAN System), offer these cork closures extraordinary sensorial analysis results.

IN-NOVA 49

Length Diameter Density OTR Chamfer
49 ± 0,5 24 ± 0,3 275 ± 25 0,001 ± 0,0004 NV ± 0,5
mm mm Kg/m² cm³/day/cork mm

    • Cork closures should be used within six months of shipping;

    • Cork is sensitive to temperature, humidity, and odors, so it should be stored in a dry secure place:
      - clean, aired and odor free; with a constant temperature between 15º and 25ºC;
      - with a relative humidity between 50 to 65% (more than 65%, there is the risk of an irreversible microbiological change).

    • Use standard bottles;

    • Check the bottling equipment periodically for cleanliness and functionality;

    • The ambient temperature in the bottling moment should be between 15ºC – 20ºC;

    • The vacuum bottling system or under CO2 is the most recommendable method;

    • Respect the recommended filling level of your bottle;

    • Clean the bottling machine and corker jaws before and after the bottling;

    • Do not compress the cork below 2/3 of his diameter. Excessive compression can cause deterioration of the cork cells, and consequently harm its elasticity and sealing capacity;

    • The cork stopper should be aligned with the top of the bottle ± 0,5mm;

    • Always leave bottles standing vertically for at least 3 minutes after bottling, to enable the dimensional recovery of the cork against the bottleneck, and thus ensure effective sealing;

    • Storage and transportation of wine products under regulation rules.

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