Natural cork stoppers are made from a single piece of cork. Our top-of-the-range product is the perfect match for the world's best wines.
This 100% natural product is extracted from a single cork strip and perfected using cutting-edge technology. It ensures optimum sealing and plays a decisive role in the proper evolution of wines.
It's the ideal closure for premium wines, which may need to age in the bottle, but can be used in other wines as well. Natural Cork stoppers are the closure of choice for the world's leading winemakers and the most sophisticated wine lovers.
What: Our top-of-the-range cork stopper
Ideal for: icon and long bottle aging wines
Tests | Characteristics | Specifications |
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Physical-Mechanical | Length | L ± 1.0 mm |
Diameter | d ± 0,5 mm | |
Ovalisation | ≤ 7 mm | |
Moisture | 4% - 8% | |
Extraction force | 20 - 40 daN | |
Physical-Chemical | Peroxide content | ≤ 0.1 mg/stopper |
Dust content | ≤ 3mg/stopper | |
Visual | Visual Grade (1) | Reference ≥ 5% |
OTR (Oxygen Transfer Rate) | 12 months | 2,5 mg/stopper |
24 months | 2,6 mg/stopper | |
48 months | 2,7 mg/stopper | |
36 months | 2,7 mg/stopper | |
60 months | 2,8 mg/stopper |
(1) Deviation with regard to reference sample.
Stopper sampling methods as per ISO 2859 standard - Cork Products.
All Amorim Cork, S.A. products comply with existing regulations and legislation (European and FDA — Food and Drug Administration) for products in contact with food.