Corking solutions creator “Designing the best solution for each ”.

This is Bourrassé’s philosophy and it strives every day to match the needs of winegrowers, whilst showing respect for the environment and for .

JEAN-FRANCIS TROCCARD President and CEO Crédit photo : S KLEIN STRENGTHS FACTS EXPERTISE, ECO-FRIENDLY THE BOURRASSÉ & VALUES & FIGURES PROFICIENCY, 12-13 RANGE 6-7 8-9 TECHNOLOGY 14-15 & INNOVATION 10-11 STRENGTHS & VALUES

Cork is a unique material with natural values. Like wine, it is part of a virtuous cycle with its own ecosystem.

Respect for nature, patience and perseverance are the primary and core values that have enabled Bourrassé to reach the top of wine closure technology.

Its history, which goes back more than a century, its knowledge of wine, its curiosity about sites and their needs have always supported the development of its expertise and new processes.

Hard work, high standards, listening to our customers and keeping our word are still to this day strong values within the Bourrassé Group. So too is our unwavering desire to stand out as a quality and innovative brand name that shows respect for .

Today, the Bourrassé Group is the world’s second largest buyer of cork from the forest and a major player in the closures industry.

Through total integration of the supply chain, from the tree to the closure solution, the group can achieve a standard of excellence that is unique.

Bourrassé combines technological performance and esthetics to offer an elegant response to the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s wines.

 ECO-FRIENDLY COMMITMENT SUSTAINABLE CUSTOMER FOCUS NATURAL INQUISITIVE ENGAGEMENT PROACTIVE HANDSHAKE-ALT TRANSPARENT ADVICE ADAPTABILITY SKILLS EXPERTISE cogs INNOVATION RESPECTFUL INVENTIVENESS CREATIVITY DEMANDING

6 7 Photo credits: S KLEIN FACTS & FIGURES

450 6,000

MEN & WOMEN CLIENTS IN 18 COUNTRIES in France, Portugal and Chile work with different cultures hard every day to process the cork and vineyard sites

10,000 + 750 + T ONNES OF CORK BOUGHT AND STORED MLLION CORKS / YEAR in a dedicated area that is unique and specific to are produced in our factories, all to the the Bourrassé Group. same high standards

5 60 % + CATEGORIES OF CLOSURE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS in our production process in natural or technical cork to meet the needs of each wine.

CERTIFIED SYSTECODE PREMIUM AND EXCELLENCE,

Bourrassé has made a pledge to quality and transparency by complying with the International Code of Cork Manufacturing Practices (CIPB) whose requirements are increasingly stringent. N°BV/107/CO.PTX

By supporting the Cité du Vin, Bourrassé underscores its commitment to winegrowers aimed at building an industry where quality and sustainability are constantly ramped up.

8 9 Photo credits: AdobeStock - Max Ferrero EXPERTISE, PROFICIENCY, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

As a natural material with a unique and EXPERTISE & COMPLETE CONTROL remarkable cellular structure, cork is the essential ally of wine : Bourrassé is one of the few players in the wine cork closure market that has complete control over the entire cork processing cycle, from harvesting to marketing: - it buys straight from the tree; RESILIENT - it prepares the cork; - it manufactures the corks; - it creates the widest range of closure solutions. LIGHT Each step is controlled and carried out in strict compliance with specific requirements.

ROT-PROOF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

Bourrassé has successfully controlled the risk of TCA1 using IMPERMEABLE its expertise and advanced technology and by applying rigorous standards at every stage of manufacturing. This “flavour safety” plan follows the microbiological route, in Bourrassé constantly innovates and develops order to control the development of micro flora that can cutting-edge technologies in order to maximise transform 2,4,6 TCP2 into 2,4,6 TCA, but can also generate these properties for the manufacture of its corks. other undesirable aroma molecules.

CONTROLLING THE AROMATIC PROFILE

In the interests of excellence, Bourrassé has its sights INNOVATION constantly set on controlling aromatic profile. Its proficiency provides increasingly reliable and high quality solutions: By continually striving for improvement, Bourrassé has been able to introduce - A closure that is neutral from a sensory perspective; processes developed on an industrial scale - A harmonious and respectful partner for wine; to guarantee the perfect match between the - Suitable permeability; closure and the wine: - Performances that are well-suited, controlled and consistent. - Steam extraction processes: VXX® for Bourrassé uses the same technologies and applies the same natural stoppers and discs, VORTEX® for processes to all of its processed material, whether it is used for granulated cork, manufacturing natural corks or technical corks. - Individual Pressure Control (CIP), - Individual Detection (idB®), - Specific options for its Natural range (NOOX, HOMOGEN, Orientation).

VXX VORTEX

10 1 - 2,4,6 TCA: 2,4,6-Trichloroanisole | 2 - 2,4,6 TCP: 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 11 Photo credits: S KLEIN ECO-FRIENDLY

Bourrassé closure solutions are directly derived from processing a natural and renewable resource: the bark of the Quercus Suber . Its harvesting helps maintain biodiversity and local businesses and is consistent with sustainable development.

Showing respect for the material and its environment, Bourrassé incorporates both the RESTORING CORK resources and by-products CLEAN WATER TO NATURE from its manufacturing process into its production cycle. MANUFACTURE EFFLUENT LOW PRESSURE OF NATURAL TREATMENT STEAM Cork is therefore a raw CORKS AND PLANT PROCESSES material, but also a source DISCS of energy.

Cork biomass and CORK OFFCUTS renewable energies STEAM POWER replace fossil fuels. The PLANTS residual heat is recycled MANUFACTURE and the water resource is OF TECHNICAL CLOSURES preserved. FILTERED RENEWABLE BOREHOLE ENERGIES CORK WATER BIOMASS

Regarding the resource, cork oak acts as a genuine carbon sink. It has a unique cellular structure

that allows it to sequester CO2, which is responsible for global warming. Through harvesting, the cork oak sequesters 2.5 to 4 times more carbon 3 than a tree that is not harvested as it renews its bark through photosynthesis.

A CARBON FOOTPRINT IN THE GREEN4 :

206,550 tonnes CO eq 4,644 tonnes CO eq 2 2 Over captured by the cork oak Emissions from production forests farmed to meet the in the factory and 200,000 t needs of the Bourrassé transportation CO2 eq sequestered Group

12 3 - Source: planeteliege.com | 4 - 2015 source 13 Photo credits: AdobeStock - cheri131 THE BOURRASSÉ RANGE

Using its knowledge of practical needs and its ability to listen, Bourrassé aims to be not only a cork closure solutions manufacturer, but also to offer advice. It therefore takes the utmost care in creating bespoke solutions and recommendations.

By doing so, the Group continues to innovate in order to find the best match of cork for each wine, supplying the widest range of cork closure solutions on the market and thus meeting the unique requirements of each wine.

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NATURAL AND OPTIMISED NATURAL SPARKLING WINES

TECHNICAL WINE CLOSURES CIDERS

MICRO CORK

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