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Similarly, oak can impart a coarse, grippy, gritty, or mouth-drying sensation that calls to mind the aftertaste of tea or the textural sensation from biting into the skin of fresh fruit.A wine may also feel heavy, fat, or light depending on how much oak character it has.. Authentique.

winemaker and barrel expert for.Tonnellerie Allary., a renowned French oak cooper, Nicholas Keeler, says that the trick to understanding oak aging lies in knowing the qualities of the varying oak forests and regions from where the wood originates, the duration of time seasoning the oak outdoors, the looseness or tightness of the wood grain, and how lightly or heavily the wood was toasted..

Here are 10 of the most commonly used types of oak in winemaking and descriptions of the characteristics they can bring to a finished wine..Courtesy of Tonnellerie Allary France.

The Allier forest is located in the center of France, about two hours west of the famous Burgundy town of Beaune in the Cote d'Or.

Allier is one of six primary French oak forests that provides oak for barrel production.He prepares his recipe for.

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