Fun little #barrel tasting today.
The same wine 2025 Pressings has been in 3 #newoak barrels since 21st November 2025.
#Cadus / #Etna / #Martín
Quite different pricing on the barrels, so need to see how things are working out.
#BodegasObalo #Rioja
Notes from the frontline. A bit of real #winemaking. #NewOak tasting notes on our 2023s, after 2 years, before pulling them out into a blend.
#Berthomieu and #MartínezVelilla won this round.
#Rioja
Filled our last new barrels today.
This represents 12% #newoak in a wine destined for #Reserva. #Taransaud are classy French oak and never fail and the other two are from local cooperage #Quercus, the result of a big taste-off down there in the spring.
#Rioja #barrels #oak #BodegasObalo
Different #newoak options at #BodegasObalo #Rioja.
The #Martín is a local cooper with American staves and French heads, whereas the #Etna is American oak, toasted with (I think) volcanic stones instead of over a fire. Both quite economic options, let's see how they work out.
