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Barrels Characteristics


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24-Month Minimum Guarantee

Tonnellerie d’Aquitaine barrels are known for their elegant characteristics. Tonnellerie d’Aquitaine air-seasons staves on its own premises for 24 to 36 months, guaranteed. By selecting our own wood and by air-seasoning on our premises, we have full control over the wood origin from the forest all the way to the barrel production.

 

As a result of the long air seasoning and the slow toasting, Tonnellerie d’Aquitaine barrels are very delicate, and respectful of the fruit characteristics of the wine. Oak flavors are well integrated into the wine, thus enhancing the finish.


Barrel Features


BORDEAUX shape type barrels

Transport Transport
Export		 Transport
Export
Thin Stave		 Château
Ferre		 Château
Tradition
225 L 225 L 225 L 225 L 225 L
59 Gal 59 Gal 59 Gal 59 Gal 59 Gal
Features Units Bordeaux Transport 225L / 59Gal Bordeaux Transport Export Thin Stave 225L / 59Gal Bordeaux Transport Export 225L / 59Gal Bordeaux Château Ferre 225L / 59Gal Bordeaux Château Tradition 225L / 59Gal
Capacity
Stave Length
Stave Thickness
Galvanized Hoops
Head Diam.
Bilge Diam.
Bunghole Diam.
Weight 		Liter / Gal
cm / in
mm
#
cm / in
cm / in
mm / in
kg / lb 		225 / 59
95 / 37.5
27
6
56 / 22
70 / 27.5
50 ±1 / 2
50 / 110 		225 / 59
95 / 37.5
27
8
56 / 22
70 / 27.5
50 ±1 / 2
50 / 110 		225 / 59
95 / 37.5
22
8
56 / 22
70 / 27.5
50 ±1 / 2
45 / 99 		225 / 59
95 / 37.5
22
8
56 / 22
70 / 27.5
50 ±1 / 2
45 / 99 		225 / 59
95 / 37.5
22
6 or 8
56 / 22
70 / 27.5
50 ±1 / 2
45 / 99

BURGUNDY shape type barrels

Transport Transport
Export		 Tradition
228 L 228 L 228 L
60 Gal 60 Gal 60 Gal
Features Units Burgundy Transport 228L/60Gal Burgundy Transport Export 228L/60Gal Burgundy Tradition 228L/60Gal
Capacity
Stave Length
Stave Thickness
Galvanized Hoops
Head Diam.
Bilge Diam.
Bunghole Diam.
Weight 		Liter / Gal
cm / in
mm
#
cm / in
cm / in
mm / in
kg / lb 		228 / 60
88 / 34.5
27
6
60 / 23.5
73 / 28.5
50 ±1 / 2
50 / 110 		228 / 60
88 / 34.5
27
8
60 / 23.5
73 / 28.5
50 ±1 / 2
50 / 110 		228 / 60
88 / 34.5
27
8
60 / 23.5
73 / 28.5
50 ±1 / 2
50 /110

PUNCHEONS

265 L 300 L 400 L 500 L 600 L
70 Gal 79 Gal 105 Gal 132 Gal 159 Gal
Features Units Puncheons 265L 70Gal Puncheons 300L 79Gal Puncheons 400L 105Gal Puncheons 500L 132Gal Puncheons 600L 159Gal
Capacity
Stave Length
Stave Thickness
Galvanized Hoops
Head Diam.
Bilge Diam.
Bunghole Diam.
Weight 		Liter / Gal
cm / in
mm
#
cm / in
cm / in
mm / in
kg / lb 		265 / 70
95 / 37.5
27
6/8
60 / 23.5
74 / 29.0
50 ±1 / 2
55 / 120 		300 / 79
102 / 40
27
8
60 / 2.5
76 / 30.0
50 ±1 / 2
60 / 133 		400 / 105
105 / 41.5
27
8
70 / 27.5
82 / 32.5
50 ±1 / 2
80 / 175 		500 / 132
110 / 43.5
27
8
77 / 30.5
91 / 35.8
50 ±1 / 2
90 / 198 		600 / 159
115 / 45.5
44
8
89 / 35.0
104 / 41.0
50 ±1 / 2
150 / 333

Barrel Characteristics

Wood

Codification:

Each barrel is coded according to:

  1. the wood origin: region, forest, lot,
  2. barrel production date, and
  3. customer order.

Wood Origin - French Oak

Wood:

Customizing according to winemaker requirements

Barrel:

Toasting:

Packaging

Packaging and Shipping

TdA has contracted with highly specialized labs to proceed with on-going chemical analyses of the wood used in our production and containers used to ship barrels intended to eliminate the possibility of any contamination risks.