This is not a universal ranking of closure materials. Bottling conditions and closure effects are intertwined, and no quantitative whiskey-storage prescription follows.
One 2004 Sauvignon Blanc, eight closure treatments, forty bottles per treatment and eleven sensory panelists. Bottling-order dissolved oxygen varied; headspace oxygen was estimated rather than measured. Some authors affiliated with a cork producer.
In the tested Sauvignon Blanc, closure and bottling exposure affected antioxidants, browning, volatile sulfur compounds and sensory character over twenty-four months. High oxygen exposure favored oxidation and fruit loss; very low exposure could favor reductive sulfur character. Intermediate outcomes depended on the closure and measured attribute.
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Evidence
In the tested Sauvignon Blanc, closure and bottling exposure affected antioxidants, browning, volatile sulfur compounds and sensory character over twenty-four months. High oxygen exposure favored oxidation and fruit loss; very low exposure could favor reductive sulfur character. Intermediate outcomes depended on the closure and measured attribute.
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Paulo Lopes et al.. Chapter 11: Impact of the Oxygen Exposure during Bottling and Oxygen Barrier Properties of Different Closures on Wine Quality during Post-Bottling. Supplied PDF 160–180.
One 2004 Sauvignon Blanc, eight closure treatments, forty bottles per treatment and eleven sensory panelists. Bottling-order dissolved oxygen varied; headspace oxygen was estimated rather than measured. Some authors affiliated with a cork producer.
Annotation
This is not a universal ranking of closure materials. Bottling conditions and closure effects are intertwined, and no quantitative whiskey-storage prescription follows.
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Verified as an accurate representation of this source, not an independent replication of its results.