Freshness and tension
Our Universes
FRAIS refers to a light, subtly oaked style derived from gentle toasting, delivering a vibrant and airy structure driven by freshness. It reveals aromas of crisp fruit, floral notes, and occasionally a hint of vanilla. It brings precision and tension to wines—highlighting wild berry characters in reds and summer fruit notes in whites. Today, the style is evolving toward a slightly fruitier expression while preserving its distinctive fresh signature.
Smoothness and Indulgence
CRÈME
CRÈME represents an indulgent, crowd-pleasing oak style characterized by rich pastry-like notes of vanilla, crème brûlée, and praline. It brings softness, roundness, and volume to the palate, culminating in a generous finish. This profile enhances and smooths wines—particularly structured, tannic reds—while fitting seamlessly into modern, approachable wine styles. It is equally well suited to powerful red wines and to rich, opulent whites.
Depth and Complexity
VELUTO
VELUTO is an intense, deeply toasted oak profile that combines vanilla, sweet spices, and mocha within a rich world of pastry and roasted aromas. Layers of coffee, dark chocolate, and ripe black fruit add further depth and complexity. Highly versatile, it enhances wine structure and concentration, bringing depth, texture, and complexity, while also helping to balance, enrich, or elevate lighter or less structured wine profiles.
Fruit-forward sweetness
DÉLICE
DÉLICE is a profile designed for young, fruit-forward wines—particularly Provençal-style rosés—bringing generosity, freshness, and enticing notes of peach and apricot, complemented by a delicate touch of vanilla. It rounds and softens the palate, adding richness and a creamy texture while preserving the wine’s fruit character. Especially well suited for use with oak chips, it is ideal for wines intended for early consumption.
Aromatic vibrancy
EXOTIQUE
EXOTIQUE is an aromatic profile developed primarily for white and rosé wines, delivering a vibrant and expressive character driven by tropical fruit and intense floral notes. Particularly suited to wines intended for early consumption, it enhances fruit expression, roundness, and suppleness on the palate. Its versatility also allows it to enrich a wide range of wine styles, including certain expressive or structured red wines.
Minerality and tension
SILEX
SILEX is an oak profile inspired by the mineral character of fine wines, bringing fresh, subtly smoky notes along with vibrancy, tension, and remarkable length on the palate. Particularly well suited to white wines, yet equally effective with reds, it enhances salinity, ripe fruit, and spice nuances while reinforcing the wine’s precision, persistence, and overall sense of structure.
Roundness and Balance
HARMONIE
HARMONIE is a subtle oak profile designed to enhance softness, roundness, and a perception of sweetness on the palate without imparting a marked aromatic signature to the wine. Its primary effect is on mid-palate texture, bringing balance and smoothness to both underripe and highly ripe wines, while fully respecting and preserving their fruit character.
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