This chart is meant to help you conquer the challenge of choosing the right yeast for every fermentation. The data in the chart is only intended as a guide. Please refer to the Naturally Selected Yeast and Cellar Sections for additional guides. For specific questions please email or call your local Lallemand representative or distributor.

Some notes:

• Highest rating = 4
  Lowest rating = 1
• Please note that the 'temperature range' column does not indicate the 'optimum temperature range'. Keep in mind that a yeast's ability to ferment within the given range will depend on the alcohol potential and other antagonistic conditions.
• The 'relative nitrogen requirement' refers to how much nitrogen one yeast requires relative to the other yeasts on the chart.
• The 'H₂S production' columns refer to the yeast's relative H₂S production in a chardonnay juice under limiting (60ppm) and at 170ppm assimilable nitrogen
• EVC = Enhances Varietal Character

Yeast Strain Whites Rose Reds Late Harvest Restart Stuck Sensory Effect Temp. Range Ferm. Speed Competitive Factor Alcohol Tolerance Relative Nitrogen Needs H2S production 60ppm N H2S production 170ppm N Enoferm Assmanshausen (AMH)™ 2 1 4 1 1 EVC 20-30 slow sensitive 15   low low Enoferm BDX™ 1 1 4 1 1 EVC 18-30 moderate sensitive 16 medium medium low Enoferm Burgundy (BGY)™ 1 1 4 1 1 neutral 24-30 slow sensitive 15   low low Enoferm CSM™ 1 1 4 1 1 EVC 15-32 moderate active 14 high high medium Enoferm ICV-D47™ 4 4 2 1 1 EVC 15-20 moderate active 14 low low low Enoferm L2226™ 2 2 4 4 3 EVC 15-28 fast active 18 high low low Enoferm M1™ 4 2 1 2 1 esters 12-20 slow sensitive 16 high low low Enoferm M2™ 4 4 4 1 1 esters 15-30 moderate active 15 high low low Enoferm QA23™ 4 1 1 3 1 EVC 15-32 fast active 16 low low low Enoferm SIMI WHITE™ 4 1 1 1 1 esters 15-30 slow sensitive 14   low low Enoferm SYRAH™ 1 2 4 1 2 EVC 15-32 moderate active 16 medium high low Enoferm T306™ 4 2 2 1 1 EVC 15-30 moderate active 14 high low low Enoferm RP15™ 1 1 4 1 1 EVC 20-30 moderate active 17 medium low low Lalvin 71B® 3 4 4 2 1 esters 15-30 moderate sensitive 14 low low low Lalvin BA11™ 4 3 1 2 1 esters 12-25 moderate sensitive 15 high low low Lalvin BM45™ 2 1 4 1 1 EVC 18-28 moderate active 15 high low low Lalvin BM 4X4® 4 1 4 1 1 EVC 18-28 moderate active 15 high low low Lalvin BRL 97™ 1 1 4 1 1 EVC 17-29 moderate active 16 medium low low Lalvin Bourgoblanc CY3079® 4 2 1 1 1 EVC 15-25 moderate sensitive 15 high low low Lalvin DV10™ 4 2 4 4 3 neutral 10-35 fast active 18 low low low Lalvin EC1118™ 3 2 2 3 3 neutral 10-30 fast active 18 low low low Lalvin ICV-D21® 3 3 4 1 1 EVC 15-28 moderate active 16 medium low low Yeast Strain Whites Rose Reds Late Harvest Restart Stuck Sensory Effect Temp. Range Ferm. Speed Competitive Factor Alcohol Tolerance Relative Nitrogen Needs H2S production 60ppm N H2S production 170ppm N Lalvin ICV-D80® 1 1 4 1 1 EVC 15-28 moderate active 16 medium low low Lalvin ICV-D254® 4 1 4 1 1 EVC 12-28 moderate neutral 16 medium low low Lalvin ICV-GRE™ 4 4 4 1 1 EVC 15-28 moderate active 15 high low low Lalvin Opale® 4 4 1 1 1 EVC 12-30 medium active 14 medium     Lalvin M69™ 4 2 1 1 1 esters 15-34 fast active 15 medium     Lalvin R2™ 4 3 1 4 3 esters 10-30 moderate active 16 high low low Lalvin RA17® 1 2 4 1 1 EVC 16-29 moderate sensitive 15 high low low Lalvin Bourgorouge RC212® 1 1 4 1 1 EVC 20-30 moderate neutral 16 high low low Lalvin L2056® 4 3 4 1 1 esters 15-28 moderate active 16 medium high low Lalvin 4600® 4 4 2 2 1 esters 13-22 moderate active 15 low     Lalvin RHST® 4 1 1 1 1 neutral 10-30 moderate active 15 medium low low Lalvin T73™ 1 1 4 1 1 esters 18-35 moderate active 16 low low low Lalvin V1116 (K1)™ 4 2 4 3 3 esters 10-35 fast active 18 low low low Lalvin W15™ 4 4 3 1 1 EVC 10-27 moderate active 16 high low low Uvaferm 43™ 2 1 3 3 4 neutral 13-35 fast neutral 18+ low low low Uvaferm SVG™ 4 1 1 1 1 EVC 16-25 moderate active 15 medium low low Uvaferm VRB® 1 2 4 1 1 EVC 15-28 moderate neutral 17 medium high low Vitilevure 58W3™ 4 1 1 1 1 EVC 12-25 moderate neutral 14 medium low low Vitilevure M83™ 2 4 4 1 1 EVC 17-28 moderate neutral 15 medium     Vitilevure M05™ 4 1 1 1 1 esters 15-32 moderate neutral 14   low low Vitilevure MT™ 1 2 4 1 1 EVC 15-32 moderate active 15 medium medium low Vitilevure Quatrz™ 4 1 1 1 3 EVC 10-32 fast sensitive 17 low     CHP 4 2 2 4 3 neutral 10-30 moderate active 18 low     Cross Evolution 4 4 1 1 1 EVC 10-20 moderate active 15 low     W27 4 4 2 1 1 EVC 10-30 slow sensitive 14 medium medium low