Barrique
However Barriqueausbau is mainly in red wines will grow white wines aged in oak barrels . Today it refers to a wine fermented in relatively small barrels are toasted over conventional wooden barrels on the inside walls .
So it is a particular form of aging in oak barrels with the aim of wood and Röstgeschmacksstoffe introduce into the wine . By Barriqueausbau so various flavors get in addition to the wine .
The name is derived from oak , the barrel type used mainly in Bordeaux with the standard volume of 225 liters . Usually the barrels of oak special oak trees mainly from France and America , but also other species such as acacia or chestnut are manufactured .
95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet are the basis of this warm Bordeaux Rouge. The Cherry fruit is finely complemented by the 12-month barrel storage. Fits spicy sauces
Intense aroma of ripe berries and wood notes from the 3-month barrique
barrel ageing. Interplay of fine acidity and fruit. Well balanced tannins. Round
and long finish.
Goes well with spicy tapas, oven vegetables, braised meats.