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Barrel Toasting

Tailored to complement your wines' style

By employing distinct toasting methods, we are able to tailor your barrels to complement a variety of wine styles. Each barrel is toasted by a master cooper using sophisticated heat sensors to monitor the toasting time and temperature, ensuring strict adherence to the defined toasting method.

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Tonnellerie Quintessence Toasting Guide

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CHÂTEAU

This classic and elegant Bordeaux toast uses a gradual increase of intense fire for a short period of time.

AROMATICS

Mocha, Espresso
Caramel
Cedar
Bright red fruit

palate

Added weight and texture
Refined tannins
Extended finish
Hints of vanillin and spice

CHÂTEAU LONGUE

This extended toast begins softly, utilizing a fire that builds in intensity over time to create complexity and highlights even the most powerful wines with subtlety and grace.

AROMATICS

Layered and complex
Graphite
Slight floral notes
Dark red fruit

palate

Bright, fresh fruit
Velvety texture
Elegant tannins
Long, defined finish

AROMATICS

Balanced aromatics
Fresh fruits
Light roasted notes

palate

Adds freshness
Sweetness on the mid-palate
Elegant structure and roundness
Long and integrated finish

CHÂTEAU EVOLUTION

This toast gradually increases for an extended period of time to control extraction and a balanced flavor impact, preserving roundness and elegance.

AROMATICS

Dark, rich fruit
Toasted vanilla bean and spice
Brown sugar
Mocha

palate

Hints of chocolate
Core of dark fruit
Integrated structure

TRADITIONNELLE

This rich, balanced toast uses a moderate fire which starts high and gradually tapers down.

AROMATICS

Fresh and lively fruit
Delicate floral notes
Sweet, subtle spice

palate

Complements acidity
Refined tannins
Lengthy, toasty finish

TRADITIONNELLE LONGUE

This elegant and lush toast is long and gentle, with moderate heat and unvarying temperature until the finale when it peaks.

AROMATICS

Fruit focused
Elegant oak aromatics
Baking spice and caramel
Hints of smoke

palate

Plush, rounded mouthfeel
Bright, rich fruit
Long and savory finish
Notes of spice and subtle smoke

BOURGUIGNONNE

A penetrating toast over a moderately high heat for an extended period of time, this expressive toast utilizes a classic Burgundian chapeau towards the end to add subtle smoke aromatics.

AROMATICS

Expressive aromatics
Vanillin
Bright fruit
Hint of caramelized sugar

palate

Powerful fruit
Vanillin upfront
Firm texture
Slight sweetness on mid-palate

AMBRE

This flashy, high impact toast includes a sharp increase in heat at the end to maximize extraction and for a stronger flavor impact.

AROMATICS

Light floral notes
Hints of minerality
Spice and nutmeg

palate

Focuses on acidity and freshness
Citrus fruits and minerality
Generous mid-palate texture
Modest spice on the finish

OPALINE

This fruit-focused toast uses a mild fire over a short period of time to soften the wood but retain the essence of the oak.

AROMATICS

Lifted fruit aromatics
Vibrancy and purity
Light oak

palate

Pronounced fruit
Subtle oak impact with fine tannins
Supple, structural toast for an
extended finish

CRISTALLINE

This low temperature toast lets the purity of fruit shine through thanks to a steady fire that toasts the oak slowly and gently, offering excellent structure and delicate aromatics.