- Source
- Heart of Oak
Mainly Quercus sessilis - Origin
- Allier, France (TR4), Central France and Vosges Region
- Designation
- QUERSESSIL Premium nature & piano - AIR DRIED
- Specificity
- AIR-DRIED, Unheated product air dried (Pn) with additional thermal drying (Pp)
- Presentation
- Chips (C = Chips)
- Humidity
- 10 to 15 %
- Particle size
- Chips between 10 to 20 mm
- Flavor Components
- Fruit, clove, vanilla and milky flavorings, a hint of coconut
Standard aromas of non-heated wood. - Other properties
- Added sweetness
BENEFITS and USAGES
1 - Usages in alcoholic fermentation or malolactic fermentation
- White grapes
- dosage rate: 1 to 3
Sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay, Viognier…
May also be used for rosé wines - Red grapes
- dosage rate: 1 to 5
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah… - Benefits
-
- Increased aromatic intensity: for low dosage rates (0.5 - 1 g / I) no wooded aspect, but a strengthening of varietal aromas.
- Improved wine taste: longer finish, and for red wines: more structure (tannins), more sweetness: increased roundness, fat, increased persistent finish
- Stabilization of the color: overtime there is a greater stability of the pigments
2 - Usages in wines
- White wines
- dosage rate: 1 to 3
- Red wines
- dosage rate: 1 to 5
- Benefits
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- Increased aromatic intensity with enhanced fruity notes.
- Increased wine complexity for nose and mouth, added roundness.
- Reduced astringency, added sweetness.
- Packaging
- 10 or 15 kg Infusion bags : Polyester - food quality, bulk 500 kg « BIG-BAG »
- Package
- Food quality composite air tight bag
- Sealed
- Heat seal
- Preservation
- One year in their original packaging tightly closed and stored in a dry place
- Analysis Report
- Non-toxicity analysis report available on request : pentachlorophenol, benzopyrene
- Safety Report
- Available upon request