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High-Quality Oak Chips

 

 

 

LPE helps and advises on the choice of your alternatives: chips, staves, mini-staves and zig zag. Oak chips –sourced from the same French oak as used in our barrel production- are used for two types of treatment :

 

 

FERMENTATIONHigh-Quality Oak Chips

Oak chips are used to help stabilize color and to increase volume. Oak chips add sweetness and hide the fruit’s green, herbaceous characteristics.

  • Dimensions: 5/12mm (non-toasted).
  • Packaging: 10Kg aluminum bag.
  • Suggested use: 3 to 6 grams per liter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGINGHigh-Quality Oak Chips

After a minimum of 4 to 6 weeks of infusion, elegant oak impact and complexity are noted.

Dimensions: 5/12 mm or 10/22 mm toasted or non-toasted.
Packaging: 10Kg aluminum bags (cotton bags can be included for use).
Suggested use: 1 to 10 grams per liter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OAK STAVESHigh-Quality Oak Chips

 

Tank staves –sourced from the same French oak as used in our barrel production- are toasted and advised foraging. Used to bring sweetness and volume respecting the fruit and freshness of the wine for an aging of 6 months minimum.

Dimensions : 95cm x 5cm x 1cm drilled in ends.
Packaging: Polyethylene cover.
Suggested use: 2 or 3 staves per hectolitre = 2 packages per 10HL.

Different Toast

Light Medium Heavy
Sweetness and volume Fruit and freshness Toasted presence

 

 

 

 

OAK MINI-STAVES, HIGH-QUALITY INFUSIONHigh-Quality Oak Chips

Mini-staves –sourced from the same French oak as used in our barrel production- are toasted and advised for aging. Easy to use they will bring toasted, vanilla and coffee notes.

Dimensions : 30cm x 5cm x 1cm
Packaging : 5kg cotton bags for infusion delivered in 10 kg aluminium bags.
Suggested use: 5 grams per liter.

Different Toast

Light Medium Heavy
Sweetness and volume Sweetness and volume Moka, coffee and toasted notes

 

 

 

 

 

ZIG ZAG, THE BARREL’S EXCLUSIVE OENOLOGICAL TOOLHigh-Quality Oak Chips

Sourced from the same French oak as used in our barrel production and especially made for a 225L used barrel – 3 years, the zig-zag will breathe new life into your wine by giving sweetness, fruit, vanilla and toasted aroma for an optimal exchange.
Dimensions : 6 wooden sticks 30cm x 4cm x 1cm put together by stainless steel 316L clips.
Packaging: in paper bags, selling per item.
Suggested use : 1 zig zag for one 225L barrel = 0.190M² (around 420g).

Different Toast

Light Medium Heavy
Sweetness, fruit Sweetness, vanilla notes Toasted notes

 

 

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