Oak Chips – French Oak Chips, Barrel-Aged Character, Variant: FRUIT & SOFT

French Oak Chips for Winemaking – FRUIT & SOFT

FRUIT & SOFT French oak chips are designed to enhance structure and introduce an elegant barrel-aged character while respecting the natural fruit profile of the wine. They can also be used for cider and mead.

Made from 100% French oak, the chips combine light and medium toast to develop a balanced profile with fine vanilla notes, greater structure and a smooth, velvety mouthfeel.

French Oak Chips – Seasoning, Toast and Size

• 100% French oak
• Naturally air-dried outdoors in France for a minimum of 24 months
• Light and medium toast
• Chip size: approximately 10 x 5 x 1 mm
• Pack size: 100 g

FRUIT & SOFT – Aroma and Oak Character

The FRUIT & SOFT profile promotes delicate vanilla notes while preserving the individual aromatic character of the wine. The combination of French oak and selected toast levels contributes additional structure and integrates a soft, rounded and velvety mouthfeel.

The result is a refined oak influence suited to producers looking for additional complexity and barrel-aged character without allowing the oak to dominate the original fruit profile.

Using French Oak Chips in Wine, Cider and Mead

Use towards the end of fermentation and before malolactic fermentation (MLF). During contact, FRUIT & SOFT integrates oak-derived structure and barrel-ageing character into wine, cider or mead.

The final sensory profile can be adjusted through dosage and contact time, making oak chips a flexible alternative when precise control over oak influence is required.

Dosage and Contact Time

• White wine: 0.5-2.0 g/L
• Red wine: 1.0-5.0 g/L
• Recommended contact time: 4-8 weeks

Taste regularly during the contact period and adjust the treatment according to the desired level of oak character.

Storage

Store in a dry, odour-free place at 5-25°C.