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French Oak barrels and casks

Tonnellerie Sylvain Grand Reserve bordeaux cooperage

Tonnellerie Sylvain (Bordeaux)

The Tonnellerie Sylvain is in Libourne in the Bordeaux region and was founded in 1957. The production of over 30,000 barrels a year is made selecting oak trees from the most beautiful French forests that are managed sustainably by the National Forestry Organization.


The French oak barrels profiles are based on a very selective process aimed at the benefits of grain tightness. 

Sylvain Blanc 

Selection

Reserve

Grand Reserve

Signature - Limited Series

Biodynamie - Limited Series


Sylvain barrels are recognized worldwide for their elegant aromas and will help wine to have better structure in the mid and back palate.  



Tonnellerie Meyrieux (Burgundy)

The Tonnellerie Meyrieux near Beaune in Burgundy crafts about 8,000 barrels/year choosing oak trees from specific forests plots. 


The oak staves are aged in a unique chimney stack pattern for an homogeneous exposure to sunshine, wind and rain. 


Meyrieux offers three profiles of oak from an Aromatic and structured barrel with a rapid influence of oak; one that elegantly supports the expression of wines of character; and one that reveals a nice tension and is ideal for long aging.


Barrel profiles

Premier Cru  

Tradition 

Grand Selection 


Toasting regimes 

Blonde 

Medium 

A Coeur

Max 

 



Marc Grenier oak tank foudre

Grenier Oak Tanks (Burgundy)

The JLS group now includes Marc Grenier, a prestigious Oak Tank builder in Beaune, Burgundy. Grenier is an innovator in creating new types of conical oak tanks and foudres and has supplied the most renowned wineries in France and abroad. The production is now managed by Remi Sylvain and there have been major renovation and expansion of the production facility.


We provide Truncated Oak Tanks (Cuve) for fermenting and aging, as well as Oval and Round Tanks (Foudre) for aging.

A complete portfolio with Sylvain Meyrieux Grenier oak barriques and vats.

French Oak is Special

The ONF (National Forestry Office)

The ONF (National Forestry Office)

The ONF (National Forestry Office)

The ONF manages all french forests owned by the government with very strict rules. An army of 10,000 workers oversees 11million Hectares of forest.

A 250 year growth cycle

The ONF (National Forestry Office)

The ONF (National Forestry Office)

These majestic oak trees are not planted by humans, they follow a natural 250 growth cycle with very little man intervention.

Haute Futaie

The ONF (National Forestry Office)

Haute Futaie

A Haute Futaie is a mature oak tree of about 50-80cm in diameter and 200-250years old. It grows straight up looking for sunlight and fighting for its survival.

Sessile Oak

Aging the staves

Haute Futaie

The Sessile Oak species has a distinct look and provides more pleasant aromas and less tannin than its counterpart the Pedonculate Oak specie. You will find more vanilla, eugenol and whisky-lactone aromas.

Logs are split

Aging the staves

Aging the staves

The first step to insure quality is to split trunk sections following the natural grain direction of the oak to insure leak proof staves. Eventually the staves are cut in to the ideal size.

Aging the staves

Aging the staves

Aging the staves

The action of letting staves age naturally in open air allows for enzymes to eat away harsh tannin over 24 to 36 months. Sunlight, rain, heat and cold and wind patterns all play a very important role. 

Tonnellerie Sylvain Troncais Forest

2017 Tree cutting during our visit of the Troncais Forest

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