Identification of 4-Hydroxy-3-Methyloctanoic Acid Gamma-Lactone [5-Butyl-4-Methyldihydro-2-(3H)-Furanone] as a Volatile Component of Oak-Wood-Aged Wines of Vitis Vinifera Var. `Cabernet Sauvignon'
- 1 January 1972
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Enology and Viticulture in American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
- Vol. 23 (3) , 103-105
- https://doi.org/10.5344/ajev.1972.23.3.103
Abstract
A trans isomer of 4-hydroxy-3-methyloctanoic acid gamma-lactone (II A or II B) was positively identified as a component of Cabernet Sauvignon wines by gas chromatographic retention times, infrared spectra, mass spectra, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra. The lactone is most likely extracted from the oak wood of the container during ageing.Keywords
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