And each one of those people are taking a brick of burden off of my shoulder and putting it on theirs and saying, "I'm going to own this piece.".
Because Tronçais oak is extremely tight and fine-grained, wine cannot penetrate the wood as it might in looser-grained barrels..Keeler says, "In comparison to Allier, the oak has slightly sweeter character and lends a luxurious mouth-filling richness.".
Just northeast of Allier and Troncais is this French oak forest where gently rolling hills support tall and straight trees from the.Quercus petraea (."Because of differences in soils here, where silica and clay dominate, the wood produced tends to be very tight-grained, delivering subtle nuance and tight, compact structure," says Keeler..
: "This is a favorite of mine when it has just a medium or medium-long toast (kind of a middle-of-the-road toast to it), and winemakers use it to age.and Chardonnay," says Keeler.
This oak tends to help preserve the fresh aspect of a wine, lending lifted aromatics, subtle spice, and a finely-grained mouthfeel.. Vosges.
In the northeast of France, west of Alsace, the Vosges French oak forest has been a popular source of oak for winemakers since the 1980s.The most tell-tale sign of American oak is the aroma or flavors of banana, coconut, or pronounced vanilla.
Additionally, you might pick up brown sugar and cream soda notes."If American oak is seasoned properly, the impact is much more subtle and elegant," says Keeler.. Oregon White Oak.
"Quite different from American Oak of the Midwest and East Coast, it has higher tannin levels and requires longer seasoning," says Keeler.Beyond the different species and forests, each step of the cooperage process impacts each barrel's final result and personality.
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