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"The tannin of the oak is noble and rich.The trees have been cultivated since the late 17th century to ensure a continual supply for the French Royal Navy."

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.Less contact means less tannin exchange between the wood and the wine, with almost no exchange in continually reused vats.

Wines aged in these types of barrels tend to show more fruit-forward notes with subtle, well-integrated woody notes.. Russian Oak.Primarily culled from the Caucasus region of Russia, on the European border between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, this oak is of the Quercus petraea family and is tight-grained..

Similar to Hungarian oak, it imparts good tannin structure and subtle oak flavors, allowing the fruit profiles of wine to shine.. Hungarian Oak.Hungarian oak comes from hillside forests in Slovakia, Romania, and Hungary.