Pondus®
The cork stopper Pondus® is obtained thanks to the ponderal selection of every single cork stopper.
Made with a high precision balance, this selection rejects all the light or heavy cork stoppers compared to an optimum standard weight.
This selection allows to obtain a cork stopper with a specific weight that guarantees the perfect sealing of the wines without having extraction problems .
This standard weight expresses the right quantity of fatty acids and of suberine wax present in every cork stopper, whose percentage increases after the corking owing to the reduction of its volume.
The light cork stoppers are rejected because the weak concentration of suberose substance could cause leakage problems, while the heavy units are rejected because too dense or with a remarkable presence of wooden particles that could create problems at the uncorking.
Years of experience and research showed that the cork stopper Pondus is the ideal seal for all the premium wines.
Technical Characteristics
Parameters / Tolerances
Dimensional
- Height: Nom. Value +/- 0,5 mm
- Diameter: Nom. Value +/- 0,4 mm
- Weight: Min: 3% Max: 8%
- Ovalization: According to established table
Physical / Chemical
- Humidity: 4-8%
- Oxidation residues from washing: ≤ 0,2 mg/stopper
- Dust transfer: Less or equal to the parameters established by the "Discipline of the cork in enology"
Finishing Treatments
Washing: Hydrogen peroxide (dry cleaning).
Drying: Forced hot air.
Stamping: Induction heating.
Lubrication: Authorized silicone lubricant for food contact.