Typical Sensory Attributes

• Full spectrum of extractives
• Elegant
• Slow extraction
• Enhances a wine’s structure by providing length and weight to the finish

These barrels work
exceptionally well

• With wine styles of European character
• With reserve style wines that require extended barrel aging

Distinguished by its delicate flavors and unhurried extraction, the Artisan barrel by TW Boswell is made for wine styles of European character. These barrels give your wine depth and structure without overpowering the fruit. This barrel is available in French, American, Hybrid or Eastern European oak.

• American, French or Eastern European oak
• Hybrid also available (French oak heading and American oak staves)
• 59 and 65 gallons
• 24 and 30-month air-seasoned oak
• Limited quantities of 36-month oak available
• Extra-fine grain available
• A bending and toasting regime is applied by coopers who movethe barrel over fire pots of different intensity. This toast penetrates and gives depth without powerful smoky components. These barrels, in turn, impart a subtle old-world nuance to wines.
• Toasted heads
• Galvanized hoops and rivets
• Thin stave option available