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What can be deduced from 18 months and French oak
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Period, barrel material, and whether the barrel is new are separate pieces of information. This is an organizational chart to avoid filling in blanks by guesswork. To the supporting reference ↓
FIELD NOTE 01
Blend from official documents.
The official product page lists 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Saperavi, and 5% Rara Neagră. This is not a single-variety Rara nor Feteasca Neagră. This wine is a good practice to distinguish product name, appellation, and grape variety.
FIELD NOTE 02
Selection of the raw material and use of barrels
It is explained that hand-picked and hand-selected grapes were used, and aged for 18 months in French oak. The material does not specify the proportion of new barrels, so do not interpret 18 months as 100% new oak. Record blend, vessel, and period separately.
FIELD NOTE 03
Look at even the minor varieties
Rather than dismissing 5% of Lala as insignificant, consider the role you expect it to play within the whole blend. However, the sensory impact of a 5% addition cannot be isolated solely by taste. Since the reference page does not specify a particular vintage, always recheck the blend composition in sources for the purchase year.
Not necessarily. You cannot determine the new oak percentage just from the published period and region.
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Does 18 months in French oak mean 100% new barrels?
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Not necessarily. You cannot determine the new oak percentage just from the published period and region.
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