Create a unique signature for your wine brand or label with Enartis Oak Alternatives
The proper use of Oak Alternatives improves wine aroma and taste in a way that makes it pleasing to the international and new consumer market, whilst reducing cost and time compared to wine barrel ageing.
Choosing the right Oak Alternative
For centuries, winemakers have utilized oak wood barrels for making wine. Today, oak barrels are still considered the optimal treatment for high quality wines, however using them imposes some major challenges for winemakers. For this reason, alternative methods and tools have been developed which give winemakers greater control and flexibility with oak ageing.
There are many reasons to consider oak alternatives:
– Cost is the most common reason for using barrel alternatives. Barrel alternatives significantly reduce oak investment, labor and timing.
– Storage space is considerably reduced when using tanks and oak alternatives to simulate oak ageing instead of barrels.
– Quality is more consistent and easier to check.
– Risk of microbiological contamination is reduced.
– Ease of Use: large volumes can be treated in tank, minimizing wine transfers and handling.
How to choose the right Oak Alternative? Conducting trials is the best way to decide which oak alternative to use.
This way, winemakers can base their oak alternative decision on accurate data and tasting.
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Enartis Oak Alternatives
Incanto NC Dark Chocolate
Composition: soluble mixture of tannin extracted from heavy-toasted oak and yeast derivative rich in polysaccharides that mimics the effect of French, heavy-toast oak powder.
Sensory aroma and taste characteristics: it enhances toasted oak aromas and aromatic complexity while masking the herbaceous notes from unripe grapes. It increases volume, structure and balance and favors color stability.
Use: to reproduce the effects of French oak chip treatment with heavy toasting.
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EnartisTan Total Fruity
Compostition: blend of tannins extracted from wood of red fruit trees and fresh white grape skins
Use: during ageing or pre-bottling of red and rosé wines to improve aromatic freshness, fruit aroma, structure, softness and antioxidant protection
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EnartisTan Unico #3
Compostition: EnartisTan Unico #3 is a blend of condensed and hydrolyzable tannins.
Sensory aroma and taste characteristics: As a result of the unique production process and the distinctive origin of its components, EnartisTan Unico #3 is able to freshen wine aroma by enhancing citrus and floral notes.
Use: EnartisTan Unico #3 is particularly suitable for treating wines with slightly oxidized and overripe aromas.
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