Our French oak barrels offer an elegant and balanced aromatic complexity, and a significant contribution to the wine's structure, providing finesse and length on the palate. The phenolic acids and ellagic tannins present in French oak wood are responsible for this unique contribution to the wine's structure. The selection of centennial oaks from the Allier, Nevers, Vosges, and Centre forests in France provides slow and controlled micro-oxygenation, thanks to the fine grain of each selected stave.