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

These stylish barrels complement your finest wines, adding texture and length while maintaining a proper balance of fruit and oak. Designed to impart a subtle old-world nuance, the traditional T.W. Boswell Legacy ads great complexity and finesse.

• Hand selection of premium American, French or Eastern European oak
• 59 and 65 gallons/225 and 246 liters
• Oak is patiently air-seasoned for 24 or 30 months in the ideal climate
• Limited quantities of 36-month oak available
• Extra-fine grain available
• A bending and toasting regime is applied by coopers who move the 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
• Old-style European steel
• Artisan finish