{"id":22,"date":"2017-03-08T17:04:04","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T16:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonnelleriemillet.com\/en\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2019-02-27T10:13:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T09:13:47","slug":"tracability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tonnelleriemillet.com\/en\/tracability\/","title":{"rendered":"The toasting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Revealed by the fire<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Terroir, grape variety, plot selection and vintage require each barrel to be specially designed and made for the wine it <\/span>will hold. Once the wood type and volume have been chosen, we toast the barrel according to your requirements <\/strong><\/span>through a careful combination of heat intensity and duration.<\/span><\/p>\n

Toasting over fire<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Since the origins of coopering, toasting was notably used to gradually bend the oak staves<\/strong> and give them their curved <\/span>shape, without altering their physical resistance. The empirical practice of the work has nevertheless led coopers to <\/span>understand the effect of toasting on wines aged in oak barrels, including the release of oak aromas, the addition of <\/span>grilled or smoked notes and the reduction of tannic structure. This has led to the art of \u00ab bousinage \u00bb, the key stage in <\/strong><\/span>the heating process<\/strong>, which is now carried out after bending.<\/span><\/p>\n

Toasting over a wood fire is the traditional method<\/strong>, which consists in burning the oak offcuts to enhance the aromatic <\/span>character of the toasting process, while also recycling them for energy recovery. Choosing the size and weight of the <\/span>offcuts is also part of the master cooper\u2019s expertise.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our range of toasts<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

In our workshop, the only expertise coming into play during the toasting process is that of our coopers. No <\/span>thermometers, sensors or other technology: human skill is at the heart of the process.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"We deliberately offer a small range of 4 toasts:<\/span><\/p>\n