Our alternatives
Our alternatives
In developing our range of staves, our aim was to meet the demands of our customers, who wanted to: “see the characteristic boutes style extended to alternative products”.
We do in fact offer a whole range of barrelrelated products, all meeting the same exacting quality criteria to which we hold our barrel-making.
Rigorous selection of oak woods based on their quality and grain
At our stave yard in Allier, we make our barrel-staves and individual staves from the same timber. We make no distinction.
Slow, open-air maturing at our wood yard in Marcenat (Allier)
Bespoke toasting.
We toast our staves in a state of the art infrared heat tunnel. This process allows for perfect regulation of the desired aromatic profile, through monitoring and controlling the duration and intensity of the toast. With this technique we can avoid a uniform all-over toast, and favour a more balanced aromatic profile.
As a result, we can offer products which are regular and consistent in their style and quality, created using the same principles that we apply to our barrel-making.
We select our oak from haute Futaie forests. The seasoning and maturation time varies from 18 to 30 months in the open air. Each of our batches is identified with a lot number for traceability.
We remind you that proper storage conditions for our products are imperative. The use of this type of product in winemaking is subject to the specific regulations of each country and production region. Consequently, all information contained in this document is non-contractual and provided for informational purposes only. It is imperative to comply with the legislation in force in the country of use or production.
Groupe Barthe cannot be held responsible for the use of its products outside the legal framework of the country of use or production region.
We select our oak from haute Futaie forests. The seasoning and maturation time varies from 18 to 30 months in the open air. Each of our batches is identified with a lot number for traceability.
We remind you that proper storage conditions for our products are imperative. The use of this type of product in winemaking is subject to the specific regulations of each country and production region. Consequently, all information contained in this document is non-contractual and provided for informational purposes only. It is imperative to comply with the legislation in force in the country of use or production.
Groupe Barthe cannot be held responsible for the use of its products outside the legal framework of the country of use or production region.