Early in 2014, DELLA TOFFOLA France completed the installation -  with support from DELLA TOFFOLA technicians - of a complete cross-flow filtering system with ceramic membranes, an integrated heat exchanger and CIP for MOËT & CHANDON at Mont Aigu in Champagne.

DELLA TOFFOLA Group is extremely proud of this filtering system, which was custom-made for MOËT & CHANDON. It was constructed and pre-assembled at the factory and then installed in the production line in Mont Aigu.

Cross-flow filtering  takes  place at a rate of 20,00 liters per hour on still wines at a temperature of minus 4°C. The ceramic filtering surface in this system covers a total area of around 500 m².

A two-stage heat exchanger enables the cold filtered wine to be exploited to cool the wine remaining to be filtered, achieving a coefficient of performance of around 85%.

The whole system is part of a design philosophy that seeks to be very environment-friendly and energy saving.

From this standpoint, the CIP cleaning system relies on cold water, hot water, caustic soda and citric acid, and is regulated automatically to optimize water consumption, which amounts to just 0.2% of the filtered volume.

The whole plant is managed by PLCs connected to the  MOËT & CHANDON computer system to comply with the precise company procedures, which focus on filtering quality, environmental compatibility and traceability.

Plant in Mont Aigu à Oiry, Champagne

This is currently the system with the greatest technological content to have been installed in France by DELLA TOFFOLA Group.