Second fermentation: locut. It is also called malolactic fermentation. It allows the wine to lose its acidity. It follows the alcoholic fermentation. It can begin a few days after the alcoholic fermentation or more commonly begin within two months of it.
This fermentation does not start systematically like alcoholic fermentation, it is caused by bacteria which will transform malic acid into lactic acid by rejecting gas...
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