Chestnut
Specific, descriptive aroma and flavor description, classic in Meursault but often present in other White Burgundies and more rarely in Chardonnays from other regions.
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There is a bit of an old chestnut that the use of irrigation must necessarily reduce wine quality. Perhaps this arises from the logical flip-side of the justifiable belief that unirrigated = high quality.
Barolo must age for at least 3 years, of which at least 2 in chestnut or oak cask, starting from January 1st following the harvesting of grapes.
I heard the season's first refrain of Nat King Cole's Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. the day after Thanksgiving. That's my annual signal to think of gift lists.
Barrels used for aging are typically made of oak, but chestnut and redwood are not unknown. Some Asian traditions (e.g. Japanese sake) have been known to use cedar, which imparts an unusual, minty/piney flavor.
Foudre: A large oak or chestnut cask used for aging wine (mostly in Provence and Alsace), with a capacity between 150 and 350 hectoliters (3,960 to 9,240 gallons).
Frais, fraîche: Fresh, cool, chilly.
First, it will match quite nicely with just about everything from the varied appetizers to the chestnut gravy to the cranberry sauce.
Botte
Cask or large barrel made of oak or sometimes chestnut
Botticella
Small cask ...
For aging the wine, some modern producers will utilize new French oak barrels but there is a tradition of using large, used oak botti barrels that hold five to six hectoliters of wine. Some traditional producers still use the old chestnut barrels in ...
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